Total Crime Rate

99.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

89.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 99.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 89.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.2 9/10
  • Public order 17.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Dalefield Avenue area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Normanton , and the 467th highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dalefield Avenue (WF6 1HS) in the last 12 months was 99.6 per 1,000 residents and was 5.4% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 89.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dalefield Avenue (WF6 1HS), the main crime hotspot is near Henderson Avenue. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dalefield Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Firville Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Henderson Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henderson Avenue Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Favell Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Normanton View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Cecily Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Henderson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Firville Crescent 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 2026Criminal damage and arson Firville Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Firville Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Potts' Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Browns Green —
Apr 2026Public order Church Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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