Total Crime Rate

52.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 52.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Drugs 1.8 1/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Plumpton Road area has the 44th lowest crime rate of 118 local areas in Stanley and Outwood East , and the 352nd lowest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Plumpton Road (WF2 9QX) in the last 12 months was 52.7 per 1,000 residents and was 29.4% lower than the Stanley and Outwood East average (74.7 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 29.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 77.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plumpton Road (WF2 9QX), the main crime hotspot is near Mulberry Close. Police recorded 149 crimes here, including 105 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Stanley and Outwood East

Crime Over Time in Plumpton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Mulberry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westgate End Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A638 —
Sep 2025Other crime Lawefield Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chald Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chald Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barrass Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lawefield Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Brighton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Brighton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mayfair Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westgate End Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brooksbank Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Burglary Waterhouse Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Kemp'S Bridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Phoenix Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Phoenix Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plumpton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Plumpton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Mulberry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mulberry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chald Lane Awaiting court outcome
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 23 of 23

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑