Total Crime Rate

202.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

136.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 202.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 136.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 120.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.0 9/10
  • Other crime 19.0 10/10
  • Public order 12.7 8/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Alexandra Drive area has the 6th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Normanton , and the 164th highest crime rate of 1,126 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 Alexandra Drive (WF6 1JZ) in the last 12 months was 202.5 per 1,000 residents and was 114.3% 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 136.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alexandra Drive (WF6 1JZ), the main crime hotspot is near Norman Court. Police recorded 69 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 Alexandra Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Norman Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Henderson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dalefield Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dalefield Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dalefield Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cecily Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henderson Avenue Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Henderson Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorne Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorne Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hawthorne Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norman Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norman Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Norman Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norman Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorne Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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