Total Crime Rate

37.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 37.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 12.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 3/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hollingthorpe Lane area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Wakefield Rural , and the 217th 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 Hollingthorpe Lane (WF4 3NA) in the last 12 months was 37.2 per 1,000 residents and was 46.9% lower than the Wakefield Rural average (70.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , 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 ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hollingthorpe Lane (WF4 3NA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bolton Wife Hill, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Moorland Drive (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hollingthorpe Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bolton Wife Hill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bolton Wife Hill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bolton Wife Hill —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hollingthorpe Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hollingthorpe Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorland Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woolley View —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woolley View Under investigation
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Data Sources

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