Total Crime Rate

66.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 66.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.9 6/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

Cemetery Road area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Crofton, Ryhill and Walton , and the 443rd lowest crime rate of 1,130 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 Cemetery Road (WF4 2DP) in the last 12 months was 66.5 per 1,000 residents and was 3.9% higher 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 Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 39.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 45.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cemetery Road (WF4 2DP), the main crime hotspot is near Mulberry Place. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cemetery Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Lafflands Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft School Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Mulberry Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mulberry Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cemetery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Quarry Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Quarry Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Churchfields Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lakeside Estate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lafflands Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Lafflands Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mill Lane —
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Data Sources

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