Total Crime Rate

189.7 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 189.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 110.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Burglary 4.0 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Greenwood Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Normanton , and the 199th 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 Greenwood Close (WF6 1LX) in the last 12 months was 189.7 per 1,000 residents and was 80.4% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 500.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 122.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greenwood Close (WF6 1LX), the main crime hotspot is near Norman Court. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Greenwood Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Charles Kirk View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norman Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charles Kirk View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowan Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norman Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Norman Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Norman Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Norman Court Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Shoplifting Norman Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Norman Court Under investigation
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

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