Total Crime Rate

533.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

388.4 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 533.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 388.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 301.7 10/10
  • Public order 82.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.3 10/10
  • Other theft 37.2 10/10
  • Other crime 24.8 10/10
  • Drugs 20.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.3 5/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Old Crown Road area has the highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Wakefield West , and the 24th 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 Old Crown Road (WF2 8UF) in the last 12 months was 533.1 per 1,000 residents and was 252.5% 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 73 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 94 (≈ 388.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Crown Road (WF2 8UF), the main crime hotspot is near Cedar View. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 40 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 (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bobbin Way —
Apr 2026Burglary Aysgarth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Courtyard —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aysgarth Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camellia Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Cedar View Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cedar View Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Aysgarth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Victoria Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Bennett Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bennett Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bennett Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Old Crown Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Crown Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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