Total Crime Rate

33.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 33.3 3/10
  • Violent crimes 27.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.8 6/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Redruth Drive area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 114 local areas in Altofts and Whitwood , and the 189th lowest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Redruth Drive (WF6 2DL) in the last 12 months was 33.3 per 1,000 residents and was 69.3% lower than the Altofts and Whitwood average (108.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 11.1% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Redruth Drive (WF6 2DL), the main crime hotspot is near Haw Hill View. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Redruth Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carlton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carlton Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Carlton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Helston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buckthorne Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haw Hill View —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haw Hill View —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nelson Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nelson Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nelson Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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