Total Crime Rate

106.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 106.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 63.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.8 9/10
  • Other crime 13.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

High View area has the 19th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Wakefield Rural , and the 435th highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around High View (WF4 3HS) in the last 12 months was 106.3 per 1,000 residents and was 51.9% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 63.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High View (WF4 3HS), the main crime hotspot is near High View. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Manor Crest Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pugneys Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manor Farm Court —
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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