Total Crime Rate

346.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 346.8 10/10
  • Other theft 72.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 43.4 8/10
  • Burglary 31.8 10/10
  • Public order 31.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.3 9/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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.
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Crime overview

Laithes Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Wakefield North , and the 72nd highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Laithes Close (WF2 9TN) in the last 12 months was 346.8 per 1,000 residents and was 101.4% higher than the Wakefield North average (172.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 95.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Laithes Close (WF2 9TN), the main crime hotspot is near Allan Haigh Close. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Laithes Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flanshaw Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Laithes View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Clair Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Willow Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Willow Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willow Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harrap Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Imperial Close —
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Data Sources

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