Total Crime Rate

611.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 611.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 388.4 10/10
  • Public order 62.0 10/10
  • Other theft 37.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.1 10/10
  • Other crime 28.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.7 8/10
  • Drugs 20.7 10/10
  • Burglary 12.4 9/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Old Crown Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Wakefield West , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 1,130 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 Old Crown Road (WF2 8UF) in the last 12 months was 611.6 per 1,000 residents and was 282.1% higher than the Wakefield West average (160.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 94 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 110 (≈ 454.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 111.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Crown Road (WF2 8UF), the main crime hotspot is near Cedar View. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old Crown Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Victoria Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Cedar View Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime The Courtyard Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Courtyard Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillside Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillside Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillside Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aysgarth Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Victoria Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camellia Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camellia Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar View Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cedar View —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar View Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bobbin Way —
Sep 2025Public order Bobbin Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cedar View Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cedar View Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cedar View Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Cedar View Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Crown Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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