Total Crime Rate

153.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 153.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 90.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.6 9/10
  • Public order 33.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.8 9/10
  • Other theft 11.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sandpiper Court area has the 9th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Wakefield Rural , and the 270th highest crime rate of 1,126 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 Sandpiper Court (WF4 3FF) in the last 12 months was 153.9 per 1,000 residents and was 119.8% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 5 cases , down -28.6% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 90.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandpiper Court (WF4 3FF), the main crime hotspot is near Denby Dale Road West. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sandpiper Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Primrose Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Milton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Denby Dale Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Denby Dale Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirkdale Drive 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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