Total Crime Rate

734.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 734.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 285.7 10/10
  • Public order 115.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 108.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 74.8 10/10
  • Other theft 68.0 10/10
  • Burglary 27.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.4 10/10
  • Other crime 13.6 10/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.8 9/10
  • Theft from the person 6.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Wakefield Road area has the highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Normanton , and the 17th 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 Wakefield Road (WF6 1AG) in the last 12 months was 734.7 per 1,000 residents and was 598.8% higher than the Normanton average (105.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 408.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wakefield Road (WF6 1AG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Buckle Lane, where police recorded 74 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Smirthwaite View (56 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wakefield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Fields Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Fields Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Cottages Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buckle Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Buckle Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Buckle Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Buckle Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting West Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smirthwaite View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Webster Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Michaels Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Smirthwaite View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Smirthwaite View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smirthwaite View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smirthwaite View Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Cambridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Church Fields Under investigation
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Data Sources

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