Total Crime Rate

74.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 74.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 38.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.7 7/10
  • Other theft 11.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

The Dairies area has the 50th highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Altofts and Whitwood , and the 511th 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 The Dairies (WF6 1QE) in the last 12 months was 74.4 per 1,000 residents and was 31.4% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 38.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Dairies (WF6 1QE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Haw Hill View (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Dairies area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Shaw Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastfield Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Benson Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Benson Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Benson Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairway Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairway Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fairway Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beckbridge Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castleford Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castleford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Castleford Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Drugs Castleford Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castleford Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mackinnon Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mackinnon Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newfield Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nelson Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nelson Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nelson Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beckbridge Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beckbridge Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Beckbridge Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cemetery Road Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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