Total Crime Rate
21.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
14.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lee Moor Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 118 local areas in Stanley and Outwood East , and the 86th lowest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lee Moor Road (WF3 4EQ) in the last 12 months was 21.1 per 1,000 residents and was 68.6% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lee Moor Road (WF3 4EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Priory Mews. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Wakefield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chaucer Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Longfellow Grove | Under investigation |
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