Total Crime Rate

612.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

449.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 612.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 449.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 326.5 10/10
  • Public order 95.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 61.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.8 9/10
  • Other crime 20.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 20.4 10/10
  • Burglary 13.6 9/10
  • Drugs 13.6 9/10
  • Other theft 13.6 9/10
  • Robbery 6.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wakefield Road area has the highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Normanton , and the 20th highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wakefield Road (WF6 2BT) in the last 12 months was 612.2 per 1,000 residents and was 547.9% higher than the Normanton average (94.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 66 (≈ 449.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wakefield Road (WF6 2BT), the main crime hotspot is near Buckle Lane. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wakefield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stanley Cottages Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Assembly Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson King Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting West Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting West Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting West Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Market Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Market Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stanley Cottages Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Assembly Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stanley Cottages Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sovereign Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Smirthwaite View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smirthwaite View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smirthwaite View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckle Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckle Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Mill Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Hill Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stanley Cottages Under investigation
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Data Sources

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