Total Crime Rate
96.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cecily Close area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Normanton , and the 503rd 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 Cecily Close (WF6 1QX) in the last 12 months was 96.5 per 1,000 residents and was 8.2% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 67.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cecily Close (WF6 1QX), the main crime hotspot is near Norman Court. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Normanton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Potts' Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Newlands Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norman Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Normanton View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Firville Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Firville Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Firville Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dalefield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexandra Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Norman Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Henderson Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Henderson Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Henderson Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Henderson Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexandra Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexandra Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Norman Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Norman Court | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Birch Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bevan Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Norman Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Norman Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Potts' Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dodsworth Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Norman Court | Under investigation |
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