Total Crime Rate

130.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 130.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 79.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.6 9/10
  • Public order 16.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Hallamshire Mews area has the 29th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Wakefield North , and the 349th highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hallamshire Mews (WF2 8YB) in the last 12 months was 130.3 per 1,000 residents and was 22.2% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 79.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hallamshire Mews (WF2 8YB), the main crime hotspot is near Lindsay Avenue. Police recorded 65 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 Hallamshire Mews area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lindsay Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Magdalene Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St Bartholomews Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St Bartholomews Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Bartholomews Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightingale Crest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bobbin Way
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 2026Public order Magdalene Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wool Chase
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Magdalene Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Magdalene Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Magdalene Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Magdalene Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broadway
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broadway
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Broadway Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wool Chase Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Magdalene Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weaver Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Benjamin Sykes Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lindsay Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lindsay Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lindsay Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lindsay Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St James Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St James Rise Under investigation

Data Sources

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