Total Crime Rate

232.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

118.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 232.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 118.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 99.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 57.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.4 8/10
  • Public order 16.6 9/10
  • Other theft 11.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.5 8/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Garth Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Normanton , and the 128th highest crime rate of 1,126 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 Garth Avenue (WF6 1DH) in the last 12 months was 232.8 per 1,000 residents and was 146.3% higher 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 118.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Garth Avenue (WF6 1DH), the main crime hotspot is near Norman Court. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Garth Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Orchard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norman Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henderson Avenue Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Henderson Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Henderson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Firville Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Firville Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Firville Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Firville Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Firville Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Firville Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norman Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Firville Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Norman Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norman Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Norman Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Firville Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Attlee Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Potts' Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Browns Green —
Apr 2026Other crime Rowan Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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