Total Crime Rate

313.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 313.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 177.4 10/10
  • Public order 41.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.4 8/10
  • Other theft 22.6 10/10
  • Burglary 15.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Other crime 11.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Park Green area has the 4th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Normanton , and the 86th 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 Park Green (WF6 1AL) in the last 12 months was 313.2 per 1,000 residents and was 197.9% 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 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 1000.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 218.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 190.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 228.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Green (WF6 1AL), 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 Park Green area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buckle Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smirthwaite View Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Buckle Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Buckle Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smirthwaite View Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Buckle Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smirthwaite View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Smirthwaite View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Michaels Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Smirthwaite View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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