Total Crime Rate

117.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 117.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.7 6/10
  • Public order 12.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cemetery Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Altofts and Whitwood , and the 404th highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cemetery Road (WF6 2EW) in the last 12 months was 117.5 per 1,000 residents and was 3.3% lower than the Altofts and Whitwood average (121.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 69.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cemetery Road (WF6 2EW), the main crime hotspot is near Haw Hill View. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Altofts and Whitwood

Crime Over Time in Cemetery Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newfield Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shaw Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haw Hill View 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Beckbridge Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Street 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Granville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haw Hill View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlton Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Fairway Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Carlton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Carlton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Fairway Approach Under investigation
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Data Sources

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