Crime Rates at King Edward Street, Normanton, WF6 2AZ

King Edward Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Normanton , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around King Edward Street (WF6 2AZ) in the last 12 months was 374.6 per 1,000 residents and was 256.2% higher 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 67 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -46.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 85 (≈ 150.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King Edward Street (WF6 2AZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cheapside, where police recorded 69 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Market Place (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.