Total Crime Rate

238.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

180.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 238.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 180.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 168.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.3 9/10
  • Other crime 19.3 10/10
  • Public order 12.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.8 3/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Hall Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Wakefield North , and the 120th 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 Hall Road (WF2 8NB) in the last 12 months was 238.6 per 1,000 residents and was 42.4% 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 70 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 75 (≈ 180.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hall Road (WF2 8NB), the main crime hotspot is near Roundwood Rise. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hall Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightingale Crest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Oswald Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Gloucester Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gissing Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Oswald Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Roundwood Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roundwood Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roundwood Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roundwood Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roundwood Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roundwood Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Roundwood Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Oswald Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gissing Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Oswald Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Magdalene Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Snapethorpe Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Snapethorpe Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bevan Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Magdalene Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Magdalene Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Magdalene Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Magdalene Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Magdalene Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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