Crime Rates at Bretton Lane, Crigglestone, Wakefield, WF4 3ER

Bretton Lane area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Wakefield Rural , and the 479th highest 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 Bretton Lane (WF4 3ER) in the last 12 months was 97.0 per 1,000 residents and was 38.5% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 42.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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