Total Crime Rate

90.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 90.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.7 7/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 7/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Sandy Lane area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Wakefield Rural , and the 531st 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 Sandy Lane (WF4 4PP) in the last 12 months was 90.9 per 1,000 residents and was 25.3% higher than the Wakefield Rural average (72.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 62.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandy Lane (WF4 4PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sandy Lane, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Low Lane (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sandy Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandy Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandy Lane —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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