Crime Rates at St Peters Crescent, Stanley, Wakefield, WF3 4AP

St Peters Crescent area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Stanley and Outwood East , and the 176th 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 St Peters Crescent (WF3 4AP) in the last 12 months was 194.7 per 1,000 residents and was 190.0% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 106.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Peters Crescent (WF3 4AP), the main crime hotspot is near St Peter'S Crescent. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.