Total Crime Rate

92.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 92.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.8 6/10
  • Other theft 26.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Ripley Drive area has the 41st highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Altofts and Whitwood , and the 520th 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 Ripley Drive (WF6 1QT) in the last 12 months was 92.7 per 1,000 residents and was 23.7% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 36.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -92.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ripley Drive (WF6 1QT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beckbridge Road, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Village Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ripley Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Village Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Village Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gilcar Villas Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Waterford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Gilcar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Beckbridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ripley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Gilcar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Waterford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Village Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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