Total Crime Rate

142.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

99.6 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 142.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 99.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.6 9/10
  • Public order 26.0 10/10
  • Other crime 17.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

Mona Street area has the 24th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Wakefield North , and the 306th 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 Mona Street (WF2 9JW) in the last 12 months was 142.9 per 1,000 residents and was 14.7% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -15.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 99.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mona Street (WF2 9JW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dewsbury Road, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Acute Terrace (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mona Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Spout Fold Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acute Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park View Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashleigh Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flanshaw View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dewsbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Flanshaw Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Acute Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acute Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acute Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acute Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acute Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acute Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acute Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acute Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wasdale Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Flanshaw Street
Apr 2026Other theft Flanshaw Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrap Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Huntsman Fold Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakwood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mona Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Mona Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakleigh Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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