Total Crime Rate

61.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 61.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.2 4/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.7 3/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Water Lane area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Wakefield Rural , and the 407th lowest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Water Lane (WF4 4PX) in the last 12 months was 61.6 per 1,000 residents and was 15.1% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 19.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Water Lane (WF4 4PX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sandy Lane (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Water Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bittern Croft Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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