Total Crime Rate

122.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 122.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Orchard area has the 15th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Normanton , and the 383rd highest crime rate of 1,130 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 The Orchard (WF6 1EF) in the last 12 months was 122.3 per 1,000 residents and was 16.3% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 79.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Orchard (WF6 1EF), the main crime hotspot is near Atkinson Court. Police recorded 40 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 The Orchard area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Woodhouse Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Willow Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Potts' Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Potts' Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Jubilee Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowan Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Willow Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Martin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Martin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hope Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft South Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodhouse Mount Under investigation
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Data Sources

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