Total Crime Rate

56.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 56.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.7 5/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Whin Mount area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Normanton , and the 381st lowest 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 Whin Mount (WF6 1PQ) in the last 12 months was 56.9 per 1,000 residents and was 45.8% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whin Mount (WF6 1PQ), the main crime hotspot is near Meadow Brook Court. Police recorded 6 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whin Mount area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Whin Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Addison Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Meadow Brook Green Under investigation
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Data Sources

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