Total Crime Rate

65.3 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 65.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.1 7/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

School Court area has the 50th lowest crime rate of 114 local areas in Altofts and Whitwood , and the 437th 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 School Court (WF6 1QF) in the last 12 months was 65.3 per 1,000 residents and was 46.2% lower than the Altofts and Whitwood average (121.5 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 25.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around School Court (WF6 1QF), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in School Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Village Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastfield Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Beckbridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Waterford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Waterford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gilcar Villas Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Village Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Village Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Aspen Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Gilcar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Benson Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Gilcar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mackinnon Avenue —
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Data Sources

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