Total Crime Rate

153.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 153.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.1 9/10
  • Public order 38.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.6 8/10
  • Other theft 13.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Primrose Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Wakefield Rural , and the 287th 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 Primrose Lane (WF4 3DD) in the last 12 months was 153.9 per 1,000 residents and was 112.0% higher than the Wakefield Rural average (72.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 99.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 86.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Primrose Lane (WF4 3DD), the main crime hotspot is near Denby Dale Road West. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Primrose Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denby Dale Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Denby Dale Road West —
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Data Sources

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