Total Crime Rate

117.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 117.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.1 9/10
  • Public order 12.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.0 8/10
  • Other crime 9.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Theft from the person 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

Standbridge Lane area has the 12th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Wakefield Rural , and the 405th highest crime rate of 1,130 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 Standbridge Lane (WF4 3JA) in the last 12 months was 117.1 per 1,000 residents and was 61.4% higher 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 81.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Standbridge Lane (WF4 3JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cotham Drive, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Durkar Rise (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Standbridge Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fishponds Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Willows Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Willows Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Appletree Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Cotham Drive Under investigation

Data Sources

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