Total Crime Rate

64.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 64.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 58.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.4 8/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Russell Avenue 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 Russell Avenue (WF4 3LU) 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 Russell Avenue (WF4 3LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Charles View, where police recorded 15 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 Russell Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hollingthorpe Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woolley View —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mostyn Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woolley View Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodland Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Copeworth Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hollingthorpe Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorland Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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