Total Crime Rate
135.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
96.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Durkar Lane area has the 11th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Wakefield Rural , and the 335th 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 Durkar Lane (WF4 3HZ) in the last 12 months was 135.1 per 1,000 residents and was 93.1% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 96.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Durkar Lane (WF4 3HZ), the main crime hotspot is near Durkar Rise. Police recorded 7 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Wakefield South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pugneys Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St James Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Woodhall Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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