Total Crime Rate

92.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 92.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.7 8/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Normanton View area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Normanton , and the 518th highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Normanton View (WF6 1PJ) in the last 12 months was 92.9 per 1,000 residents and was 11.6% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 61.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Normanton View (WF6 1PJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Henderson Avenue, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Favell Avenue (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Normanton View area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dalefield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henderson Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dodsworth Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bevan Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Normanton View Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dalefield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Neville Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henderson Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Newlands Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henderson Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Henderson Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Firville Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Firville Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Firville Crescent Under investigation

Data Sources

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