Total Crime Rate

59.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 59.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Shoplifting 10.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

New Hall Close area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Wakefield Rural , and the 396th 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 New Hall Close (WF4 3PH) in the last 12 months was 59.8 per 1,000 residents and was 17.6% 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 5 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). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Hall Close (WF4 3PH), the main crime hotspot is near Swallow Way. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in New Hall Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Daw Green Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Common Way
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Links Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Colleen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Calder View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Calder View Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Painthorpe Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Painthorpe Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Painthorpe Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swallow Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swallow Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swallow Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swallow Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Swallow Way
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Grange Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nelson Grange Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Daw Green Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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