Total Crime Rate
47.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
25.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Moorside Crescent 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 Moorside Crescent (WF4 3LH) 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 Moorside Crescent (WF4 3LH), the main crime hotspot is near Grenville Walk. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Wakefield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Woolley View | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woolley View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodland Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Mostyn Walk | Under investigation |
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