Total Crime Rate

86.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 86.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 21.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.9 9/10
  • Burglary 10.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.8 3/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Woolley Mill Lane area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Crofton, Ryhill and Walton , and the 537th highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woolley Mill Lane (WF4 2NN) in the last 12 months was 86.0 per 1,000 residents and was 40.5% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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Crime Over Time in Woolley Mill Lane area

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Data Sources

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