Total Crime Rate

77.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 77.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 44.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Cliff Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Wakefield Rural , and the 531st lowest crime rate of 1,126 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 Cliff Road (WF4 3EQ) in the last 12 months was 77.6 per 1,000 residents and was 10.8% higher than the Wakefield Rural average (70.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 44.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cliff Road (WF4 3EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Daw Green Avenue. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cliff Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirkdale Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Manor Crest Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Garden Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Daw Green Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime High View Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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