Total Crime Rate

395.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

121.0 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 395.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 188.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 121.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.4 8/10
  • Public order 21.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.8 9/10
  • Burglary 10.7 9/10
  • Other crime 10.7 10/10
  • Other theft 10.7 8/10
  • Robbery 10.7 9/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Cross Queen Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Normanton , and the 44th highest crime rate of 1,126 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 Cross Queen Street (WF6 2DH) in the last 12 months was 395.0 per 1,000 residents and was 318.0% higher than the Normanton average (94.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 121.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cross Queen Street (WF6 2DH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cheapside, where police recorded 66 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Buckle Lane (48 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cross Queen Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sovereign Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Assembly Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stanley Cottages Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Market Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Market Place 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 2026Criminal damage and arson King Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Assembly Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stanley Cottages Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Church Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Garden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Firville Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cheapside Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cheapside Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cheapside Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Princess Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princess Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stanley Cottages Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stanley Cottages Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Hill Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckle Lane Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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