Total Crime Rate

114.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

95.0 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 114.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 95.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.3 10/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 1.6 1/10
  • Other theft 1.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.6 1/10
  • Burglary 0.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Grange Lane area has the 14th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Wakefield Rural , and the 403rd 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 Grange Lane (WF4 4BA) in the last 12 months was 114.6 per 1,000 residents and was 63.7% 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 110 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 121 (≈ 95.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grange Lane (WF4 4BA), the main crime hotspot is near Grange Lane. Police recorded 3 crimes here, including 2 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Grange Lane area

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Data Sources

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