Crime Rates at Church Lane, Normanton, WF6 1AD

Church Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Normanton , and the 44th highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Lane (WF6 1AD) in the last 12 months was 419.9 per 1,000 residents and was 299.4% higher than the Normanton average (105.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 113.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Lane (WF6 1AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cheapside, where police recorded 69 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Market Place (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.