Total Crime Rate

63.9 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 63.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Water Lane area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Crofton, Ryhill and Walton , and the 426th 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 Water Lane (WF4 2JQ) in the last 12 months was 63.9 per 1,000 residents and was 0.1% 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 Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Water Lane (WF4 2JQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Court Yard, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near New Road (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Crofton, Ryhill and Walton

Crime Over Time in Water Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Court Yard Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 1 of 1

Data Sources

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