Total Crime Rate

168.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

95.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 168.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 95.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.8 10/10
  • Public order 27.7 10/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Milton Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Wakefield North , and the 238th highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Milton Road (WF2 8AD) in the last 12 months was 168.1 per 1,000 residents and was 0.4% higher than the Wakefield North average (167.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 95.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milton Road (WF2 8AD), the main crime hotspot is near Cedar View. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Milton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Weaver Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broadway —
Apr 2026Other crime Cedar View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Cedar View Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Victoria Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pilmer Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Crown Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Old Crown Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Broadway Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broadway —
Apr 2026Public order St Bartholomews Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bevan Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weaver Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wool Chase —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wool Chase Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St Bartholomews Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Bartholomews Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightingale Crest —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bobbin Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Snapethorpe Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Snapethorpe Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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