Total Crime Rate

74.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 74.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.3 5/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Stoney Lane area has the 30th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Wakefield Rural , and the 492nd lowest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Stoney Lane (WF4 3LS) in the last 12 months was 74.4 per 1,000 residents and was 2.5% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 55.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stoney Lane (WF4 3LS), the main crime hotspot is near Russell Avenue. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Stoney Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hollingthorpe Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hollingthorpe Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorland Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorland Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorland Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorland Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grenville Walk —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grenville Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mostyn Walk —
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Data Sources

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