Total Crime Rate

13.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 13.0 1/10
  • Violent crimes 13.0 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Public order 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

Hawthorne Mount area has the lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Normanton , and the 36th lowest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hawthorne Mount (WF6 1LG) in the last 12 months was 13.0 per 1,000 residents and was 86.3% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 4 cases , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -94.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawthorne Mount (WF6 1LG), 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 Hawthorne Mount area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Elm Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hawthorne Mount 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 Normanton View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Drive 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 2026Criminal damage and arson Henderson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorne Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorne Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorne Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Firville Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norman Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Attlee Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Norman Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Firville Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Norman Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norman Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norman Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Firville Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Firville Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Firville Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Firville Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Firville Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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