Total Crime Rate

143.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 143.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 87.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.7 9/10
  • Public order 15.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.4 6/10
  • Other crime 11.4 10/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Walnut Drive area has the 12th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Normanton , and the 301st highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Walnut Drive (WF6 1NG) in the last 12 months was 143.9 per 1,000 residents and was 52.3% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 87.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walnut Drive (WF6 1NG), 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 Walnut Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft South Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Rowan Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences 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 2026Public order Norman Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorne Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hawthorne Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Attlee Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Browns Green —
Apr 2026Public order Elm Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorne Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Martin Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Charles Kirk View Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Charles Kirk View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charles Kirk View —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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