Crime Rates at Meadowfield Rise, Stanley, Wakefield, WF3 4DB

Meadowfield Rise area has the 47th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Stanley and Outwood East , and the 497th highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Meadowfield Rise (WF3 4DB) in the last 12 months was 93.2 per 1,000 residents and was 38.8% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 47.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadowfield Rise (WF3 4DB), 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.