Total Crime Rate
125.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lake Lock Road area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Stanley and Outwood East , and the 377th highest crime rate of 1,130 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 Lake Lock Road (WF3 4HS) in the last 12 months was 125.4 per 1,000 residents and was 67.9% higher than the Stanley and Outwood East average (74.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 67.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lake Lock Road (WF3 4HS), the main crime hotspot is near Auty Crescent. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Stanley and Outwood East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Orchard Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lime Pit Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lake Lock Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Intake Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Priory Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Avenue | Under investigation |
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