Crime Rates at Lake Lock Road, Stanley, Wakefield, WF3 4HS

Lake Lock Road area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Stanley and Outwood East , and the 377th 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 Lake Lock Road (WF3 4HS) in the last 12 months was 122.3 per 1,000 residents and was 82.2% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 67.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lake Lock Road (WF3 4HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Auty Crescent (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.