Total Crime Rate
7.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Netherton Lane area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Wakefield Rural , and the 10th lowest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Netherton Lane (WF4 4HH) in the last 12 months was 7.4 per 1,000 residents and was 89.9% lower than the Wakefield Rural average (72.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
In the area around Netherton Lane (WF4 4HH), the main crime hotspot is near Coxley Crescent. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Wakefield Rural| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glenfields Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glenfields Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | South Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coxley Crescent | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coxley Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coxley Crescent | Under investigation |
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