Total Crime Rate

100.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.2 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 100.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 61.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.6 8/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Wakefield Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Normanton , and the 458th highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wakefield Road (WF6 1DU) in the last 12 months was 100.7 per 1,000 residents and was 6.6% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 61.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wakefield Road (WF6 1DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Martin Street, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Charles Kirk View (10 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 (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sylvester Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Charles Kirk View Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Charles Kirk View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charles Kirk View —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Martin Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Orchard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Hope Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hope Street —
Apr 2026Other theft South Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order North Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Street —
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Data Sources

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