Total Crime Rate

229.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 229.0 10/10
  • Other theft 84.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.4 8/10
  • Other crime 30.5 10/10
  • Public order 19.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.5 8/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Manor Croft area has the 8th highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Altofts and Whitwood , and the 149th highest crime rate of 1,130 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 Manor Croft (WF6 2EG) in the last 12 months was 229.0 per 1,000 residents and was 88.6% higher than the Altofts and Whitwood average (121.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 76.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Manor Croft (WF6 2EG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Haw Hill View (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Altofts and Whitwood

Crime Over Time in Manor Croft area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlton Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haw Hill View Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Carlton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Granville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haw Hill View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haw Hill View Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haw Hill View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Princess Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haw Hill View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haw Hill View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Carlton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pippin'S Approach —
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Data Sources

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