Total Crime Rate

170.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

110.3 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 170.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 110.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 99.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.8 9/10
  • Public order 10.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Ash Gap Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Normanton , and the 231st 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 Ash Gap Lane (WF6 2DT) in the last 12 months was 170.8 per 1,000 residents and was 80.8% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 110.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ash Gap Lane (WF6 2DT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cheapside, where police recorded 66 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Haw Hill View (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ash Gap Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cheapside Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haw Hill View —
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 The Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haw Hill View —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princess Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Princess Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hamilton Court —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cheapside Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cheapside Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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