Total Crime Rate

387.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

153.6 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 387.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 153.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 118.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 96.9 9/10
  • Public order 29.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.4 10/10
  • Burglary 23.8 10/10
  • Other theft 18.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.6 7/10
  • Drugs 14.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.0 9/10
  • Other crime 9.1 9/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 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

Lawefield Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Wakefield West , and the 46th 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 Lawefield Lane (WF2 8SP) in the last 12 months was 387.6 per 1,000 residents and was 156.3% higher than the Wakefield West average (151.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 65 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 44.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 84 (≈ 153.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lawefield Lane (WF2 8SP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Makin Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lawefield Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Clarence Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Chald Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brooksbank Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brooksbank Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Markham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Plumpton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Waterhouse Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Salt Pie Alley Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Salt Pie Alley Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chald Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Markham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Westgate End Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawefield Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayfair Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayfair Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayfair Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kemp'S Bridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrass Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawefield Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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