Total Crime Rate

100.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 100.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.4 5/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Shoplifting 6.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Bretton Lane area has the 30th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Crofton, Ryhill and Walton , and the 483rd highest crime rate of 1,130 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 Bretton Lane (WF4 4LB) in the last 12 months was 100.2 per 1,000 residents and was 56.7% higher than the Crofton, Ryhill and Walton average (64.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 23.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bretton Lane (WF4 4LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stoneybrook Close, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cobbler Hall (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Crofton, Ryhill and Walton

Crime Over Time in Bretton Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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