Total Crime Rate

250.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

183.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 250.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 183.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 150.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.7 9/10
  • Public order 25.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Robbery 8.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

St Swithins Drive area has the 18th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Stanley and Outwood East , and the 106th 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 St Swithins Drive (WF3 4QU) in the last 12 months was 250.0 per 1,000 residents and was 272.4% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -21.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 183.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Swithins Drive (WF3 4QU), the main crime hotspot is near Riverdale Avenue. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Swithins Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Riverdale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wesley Hall Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calder Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Firth Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Firth Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balk Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balk Crescent —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Balk Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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