Total Crime Rate

150.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 150.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.5 9/10
  • Burglary 13.1 9/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Church Lane area has the 13th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Normanton , and the 296th 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 Church Lane (WF6 1AZ) in the last 12 months was 150.7 per 1,000 residents and was 43.3% 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 91.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Lane (WF6 1AZ), 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 Church Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Michaels Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Cambridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hope Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Fields Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Fields Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting West Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Buckle Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sanderson Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Potts' Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Potts' Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Firville Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheatley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buckle Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Church Fields Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Buckle Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodhouse Mount Under investigation
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Smirthwaite View Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Buckle Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Woodhouse Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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