Total Crime Rate

63.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.2 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 63.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 39.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.1 7/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Public order 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Mulberry Place area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Crofton, Ryhill and Walton , and the 431st lowest 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 Mulberry Place (WF4 2BD) in the last 12 months was 63.9 per 1,000 residents and was 4.4% higher than the Crofton, Ryhill and Walton average (61.2 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 39.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mulberry Place (WF4 2BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mulberry Place, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beachill Drive (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mulberry Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mulberry Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mulberry Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cow Lane
Apr 2026Burglary Cow Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cow Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Birch Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beachill Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haverdale Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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