Total Crime Rate

98.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 98.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 46.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.7 8/10
  • Other crime 16.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Eastville Road area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Altofts and Whitwood , and the 472nd highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Eastville Road (WF4 1AP) in the last 12 months was 98.7 per 1,000 residents and was 9.0% lower than the Altofts and Whitwood average (108.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 46.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eastville Road (WF4 1AP), the main crime hotspot is near Netheroyd Place. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Eastville Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hammer Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Netheroyd Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Netheroyd Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Weeland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weeland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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