Total Crime Rate
64.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
58.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Woolley View area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Wakefield Rural , and the 434th 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 Woolley View (WF4 3LR) in the last 12 months was 64.5 per 1,000 residents and was 7.8% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -34.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 58.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woolley View (WF4 3LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Painthorpe Lane, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grenville Walk (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Wakefield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hollingthorpe Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moorland Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Copeworth Drive | Under investigation |
| 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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