Total Crime Rate

24.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 24.7 3/10
  • Violent crimes 21.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.1 4/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • 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
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Aspen Street area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 114 local areas in Altofts and Whitwood , and the 109th 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 Aspen Street (WF6 2FE) in the last 12 months was 24.7 per 1,000 residents and was 77.3% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aspen Street (WF6 2FE), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Aspen Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buckthorne Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castleford Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Norwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Benson Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Benson Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime M62 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime M62 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Benson Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castleford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castleford Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Castleford Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mackinnon Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Mackinnon Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Castleford Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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