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

Sanderson Avenue 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 Sanderson Avenue (WF6 1HF) 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 Sanderson Avenue (WF6 1HF), 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 Sanderson Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Hope Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Neville Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Firville Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Firville Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Firville Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dalefield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheatley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Firville Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Potts' Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Potts' Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sanderson Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Fields Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Jubilee Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cambridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Fields Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Church Fields Under investigation

Data Sources

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