Total Crime Rate

61.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 61.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 50.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.8 8/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Goosehill Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Normanton , and the 403rd lowest crime rate of 1,126 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 Goosehill Road (WF6 1BJ) in the last 12 months was 61.2 per 1,000 residents and was 35.3% lower than the Normanton average (94.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 18.2% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 50.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Goosehill Road (WF6 1BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Smirthwaite View. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Goosehill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Orchard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Mill Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Martin Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Atkinson Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Hope Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hope Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smirthwaite View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Hill Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smirthwaite View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Smirthwaite View Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order North Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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