Total Crime Rate

101.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 101.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 76.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.6 7/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ash Crescent area has the 41st highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Stanley and Outwood East , and the 455th 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 Ash Crescent (WF3 4NY) in the last 12 months was 101.9 per 1,000 residents and was 51.8% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -15.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 76.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ash Crescent (WF3 4NY), the main crime hotspot is near Auty Crescent. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ash Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Auty Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Orchard Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lake Lock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lake Lock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Lake Lock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Pit Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Ash Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Lime Pit Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Ash Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oak Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Auty Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shires Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shires Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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