Total Crime Rate
117.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Standbridge 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.
View Crime In Wakefield Rural| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fishponds Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Willows | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Willows | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Appletree Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Cotham Drive | Under investigation |
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