Total Crime Rate

294.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

95.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 294.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 95.4 9/10
  • Other theft 66.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.2 9/10
  • Burglary 28.9 10/10
  • Public order 23.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 14.5 6/10
  • Robbery 5.8 7/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Laithes Fold area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Wakefield North , and the 81st highest crime rate of 1,126 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 Fold (WF2 9TP) in the last 12 months was 294.8 per 1,000 residents and was 76.0% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 95.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Laithes Fold (WF2 9TP), the main crime hotspot is near Allan Haigh Close. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Laithes Fold area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Flanshaw Way —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Flanshaw Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Summer Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Spout Fold Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other theft Flanshaw Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrap Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Allan Haigh Close —
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Data Sources

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