Total Crime Rate

228.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

168.0 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 228.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 168.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 152.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Other theft 13.1 9/10
  • Public order 13.1 8/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Manor Haigh Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Wakefield North , and the 132nd highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Manor Haigh Road (WF2 8SB) in the last 12 months was 228.4 per 1,000 residents and was 36.4% 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 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 168.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Manor Haigh Road (WF2 8SB), the main crime hotspot is near Spa Grove. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Manor Haigh Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Townley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Whinney Moor Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Potter Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Potter Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Potter Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Potter Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Potter Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George A Green Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Lupset Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Haigh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Whinney Moor Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Whinney Moor Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chantry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Whinney Moor Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Spa Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robin Hood Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robin Hood Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spa Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sherwood Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Little John Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little John Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little John Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spa Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spa Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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