Total Crime Rate

115.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 115.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.3 8/10
  • Other crime 19.7 10/10
  • Other theft 13.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Clifton Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Altofts and Whitwood , and the 415th highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Clifton Road (WF4 1AR) in the last 12 months was 115.1 per 1,000 residents and was 5.2% lower than the Altofts and Whitwood average (121.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 55.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clifton Road (WF4 1AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Weeland Road, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Weeland Drive (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Clifton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Weeland Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eastville Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Weeland Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Francis Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hammer Lane —
Sep 2025Public order The Oaks Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wood Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Netheroyd Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Queen'S Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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