Total Crime Rate

44.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 44.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cumbrian Way area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Wakefield West , and the 279th lowest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cumbrian Way (WF2 8JR) in the last 12 months was 44.5 per 1,000 residents and was 72.2% lower than the Wakefield West average (160.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cumbrian Way (WF2 8JR), the main crime hotspot is near Spa Grove. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cumbrian Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spa Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spa Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Spa Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thornesgate Mews —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thornesgate Mews —
Sep 2025Burglary Thornesgate Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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