Total Crime Rate

23.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.7 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 23.4 2/10
  • Violent crimes 11.7 3/10
  • Burglary 7.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.8 2/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Durkar Low Lane area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Wakefield Rural , and the 101st lowest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Durkar Low Lane (WF4 3BL) in the last 12 months was 23.4 per 1,000 residents and was 66.5% lower than the Wakefield Rural average (70.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Durkar Low Lane (WF4 3BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fox Court, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Maybury Avenue (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Durkar Low Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Fox Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fox Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Denby Dale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Maybury Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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