Total Crime Rate

53.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 53.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Ashwood Heights area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Wakefield Rural , and the 357th lowest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashwood Heights (WF4 4UD) in the last 12 months was 53.2 per 1,000 residents and was 26.7% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashwood Heights (WF4 4UD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stonecliffe Drive, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Albion Mews (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ashwood Heights area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime New Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Moorhouse Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parkside Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Albion Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Danesleigh Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashwood Heights —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stonecliffe Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandy Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandy Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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