Total Crime Rate
103.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dalefield Avenue area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Normanton , and the 471st highest crime rate of 1,130 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 103.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1.8% lower 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 78.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 196.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dalefield Avenue (WF6 1HS), the main crime hotspot is near Henderson Avenue. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Normanton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bevan Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dalefield Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dalefield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Newlands Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Neville Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Henderson Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Henderson Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Henderson Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Henderson Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | The Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Firville Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Firville Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Firville Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | York Villas | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Normanton View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Firville Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Church Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sanderson Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wheatley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Potts' Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Potts' Terrace | Under investigation |
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