Crime Rates at Waterwood View, Tingley, Wakefield, WF3 1FL

Waterwood View area has the 26th highest crime rate of 149 local areas in Ardsley & Robin Hood , and the 459th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

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 Waterwood View (WF3 1FL) in the last 12 months was 191.9 per 1,000 residents and was 145.1% higher than the Ardsley & Robin Hood average (78.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -63.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 53.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 45.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterwood View (WF3 1FL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Westerton Court, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Greenwood Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.