Total Crime Rate

153.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 153.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.4 10/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hammer Lane area has the 15th highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Altofts and Whitwood , and the 289th highest crime rate of 1,130 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 Hammer Lane (WF4 1DH) in the last 12 months was 153.3 per 1,000 residents and was 26.2% higher 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 87.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 176.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hammer Lane (WF4 1DH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Netheroyd Place, where police recorded 17 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 Hammer Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Weeland Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eastville 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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