Total Crime Rate

45.5 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 45.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.5 4/10
  • Burglary 12.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Public order 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 20th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Wakefield Rural , and the 287th lowest crime rate of 1,130 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 Stoney Lane (WF4 3LZ) in the last 12 months was 45.5 per 1,000 residents and was 37.4% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stoney Lane (WF4 3LZ), 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 (8/8)
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
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Data Sources

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