Total Crime Rate
31.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
28.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Noon Close area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 118 local areas in Stanley and Outwood East , and the 177th 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 Noon Close (WF3 4PT) in the last 12 months was 31.8 per 1,000 residents and was 52.6% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Noon Close (WF3 4PT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Priory Mews, 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.
View Crime In Wakefield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Stonecroft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chaucer Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Longfellow Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Chapel Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Auty Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Auty Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shires Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shires Grove | Under investigation |
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