Crime Rates at Lower Station Road, Normanton, WF6 2BG

Lower Station Road 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 Lower Station Road (WF6 2BG) 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 Lower Station Road (WF6 2BG), the main crime hotspot is near Buckle Lane. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.