Total Crime Rate

164.6 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 164.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 98.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.0 9/10
  • Other crime 12.7 10/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.5 8/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 1/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Queen Elizabeth Drive area has the 10th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Normanton , and the 266th 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 Queen Elizabeth Drive (WF6 1LR) in the last 12 months was 164.6 per 1,000 residents and was 56.5% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 110.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queen Elizabeth Drive (WF6 1LR), the main crime hotspot is near Alexandra Drive. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Queen Elizabeth Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dodsworth Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Birch Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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