Total Crime Rate

76.9 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 76.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.6 5/10
  • Other theft 13.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.1 5/10
  • Other crime 9.1 9/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Woodside Court area has the 57th highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Altofts and Whitwood , and the 509th 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 Woodside Court (WF6 1SB) in the last 12 months was 76.9 per 1,000 residents and was 36.7% 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 5 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 Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 31.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -61.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodside Court (WF6 1SB), the main crime hotspot is near Village Close. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Altofts and Whitwood

Crime Over Time in Woodside Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Village Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Gilcar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Gilcar Street 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 2025Other crime Village Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Village Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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