Total Crime Rate

551.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

302.0 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 551.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 302.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 217.3 10/10
  • Public order 70.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 67.8 10/10
  • Drugs 44.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.5 10/10
  • Burglary 29.3 10/10
  • Other theft 29.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 13.9 6/10
  • Theft from the person 9.2 8/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.2 8/10
  • Robbery 6.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
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

Marlborough Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Stanley and Outwood East , and the 22nd 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 Marlborough Street (WF2 9QS) in the last 12 months was 551.6 per 1,000 residents and was 721.7% higher than the Stanley and Outwood East average (67.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 141 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 196 (≈ 302.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marlborough Street (WF2 9QS), the main crime hotspot is near Mulberry Close. Police recorded 112 crimes here, including 87 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Marlborough Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Phoenix Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brooksbank Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Markham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Markham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Mulberry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mulberry Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mulberry Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mulberry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mulberry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mulberry Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mulberry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mulberry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Mulberry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Plumpton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Waterhouse Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brooksbank Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Other crime Phoenix Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Phoenix Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Phoenix Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Phoenix Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Phoenix Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Phoenix Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Phoenix Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kemp'S Bridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawefield Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawefield Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Westgate End Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Chald Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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