Total Crime Rate

182.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 182.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.0 9/10
  • Public order 18.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Green Acre Walk area has the 14th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Crofton, Ryhill and Walton , and the 210th 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 Green Acre Walk (WF4 2HZ) in the last 12 months was 182.8 per 1,000 residents and was 185.7% 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 109.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Green Acre Walk (WF4 2HZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ings Close, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Madeley Mews (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Green Acre Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Madeley Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tup Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Madeley Road
Sep 2025Other crime Crescent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order South Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bethan Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Georges Court Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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