Total Crime Rate

183.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

119.9 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 183.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 119.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 113.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.5 8/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Corbett Drive area has the 15th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Wakefield North , and the 198th highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Corbett Drive (WF2 9EA) in the last 12 months was 183.0 per 1,000 residents and was 9.3% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 119.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 83.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Corbett Drive (WF2 9EA), the main crime hotspot is near Corbett Drive. Police recorded 56 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 Corbett Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Daughter'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corbett Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Woodland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodland Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Flanshaw Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Flanshaw Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tyson Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Woodland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Corbett Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frazier Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clay Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clay Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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