Total Crime Rate

110.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 110.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 71.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.0 8/10
  • Public order 15.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Other crime 6.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.0 4/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

High Keep Fold area has the 15th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Wakefield Rural , and the 415th highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Keep Fold (WF4 3QL) in the last 12 months was 110.8 per 1,000 residents and was 58.3% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 71.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Keep Fold (WF4 3QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beech View, where police recorded 18 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 High Keep Fold area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorland Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Copeworth Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woolley View
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woolley View Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodland Close
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mostyn Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Beech View Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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