Total Crime Rate

21.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 21.4 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Public order 2.1 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Crigglestone Way area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Wakefield Rural , and the 102nd lowest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Crigglestone Way (WF4 3GB) in the last 12 months was 21.4 per 1,000 residents and was 70.5% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 12.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crigglestone Way (WF4 3GB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Calder View, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Crigglestone Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Micklewait Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Julie Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Calder View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mackie Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woollen Well Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Calder View Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Colleen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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