Total Crime Rate
24.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
14.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Clarkson Court area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 114 local areas in Altofts and Whitwood , and the 107th 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 Clarkson Court (WF6 1NH) in the last 12 months was 24.6 per 1,000 residents and was 77.4% lower than the Altofts and Whitwood average (108.5 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Clarkson Court (WF6 1NH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Mount, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dalefield Way (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Normanton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dalefield Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cypress Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dalefield Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dalefield Way | Under investigation |
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