Total Crime Rate

100.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 100.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 18.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.4 2/10
  • Burglary 6.3 7/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.1 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Maltkiln Drive area has the 29th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Crofton, Ryhill and Walton , and the 460th 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 Maltkiln Drive (WF4 4LD) in the last 12 months was 100.2 per 1,000 residents and was 63.7% higher than the Crofton, Ryhill and Walton average (61.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 18.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maltkiln Drive (WF4 4LD), the main crime hotspot is near Stoneybrook Close. Police recorded 6 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Maltkiln Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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