Total Crime Rate
51.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hare Park Lane area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Crofton, Ryhill and Walton , and the 336th lowest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hare Park Lane (WF4 1HR) in the last 12 months was 51.0 per 1,000 residents and was 20.3% lower than the Crofton, Ryhill and Walton average (64.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 23.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hare Park Lane (WF4 1HR), the main crime hotspot is near Hare Park Lane. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
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