Total Crime Rate

47.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 47.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 25.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Marshall Avenue area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Wakefield Rural , and the 295th lowest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Marshall Avenue (WF4 3LD) in the last 12 months was 47.9 per 1,000 residents and was 31.6% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 25.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marshall Avenue (WF4 3LD), 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 Marshall Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorland Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Copeworth Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woolley View —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woolley View Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodland Close —
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

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