Total Crime Rate

171.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 171.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 80.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.1 9/10
  • Other theft 45.8 10/10
  • Public order 15.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.5 8/10
  • Other crime 7.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Shoplifting 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Hall Croft area has the 10th highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Altofts and Whitwood , and the 227th 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 Hall Croft (WF6 2DN) in the last 12 months was 171.8 per 1,000 residents and was 58.3% higher 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 80.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hall Croft (WF6 2DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cheapside, where police recorded 66 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Garden Street (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hall Croft area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Garden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princess Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Carlton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Princess Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cheapside Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cheapside Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cheapside Under investigation
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Data Sources

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