Total Crime Rate

157.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

105.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 157.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 105.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.6 10/10
  • Other theft 14.3 9/10
  • Public order 11.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 5/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Beech View area has the 8th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Wakefield Rural , and the 259th highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Beech View (WF4 3JS) in the last 12 months was 157.1 per 1,000 residents and was 124.5% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -3.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 105.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beech View (WF4 3JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beech View, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cross Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Beech View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Copeworth Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mostyn Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Beech View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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