Total Crime Rate

55.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 55.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 23.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 5/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Buckthorne Road area has the 45th lowest crime rate of 114 local areas in Altofts and Whitwood , and the 356th 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 Buckthorne Road (WF6 2FH) in the last 12 months was 55.6 per 1,000 residents and was 48.8% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 23.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buckthorne Road (WF6 2FH), 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 Buckthorne Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mackinnon Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mackinnon Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castleford Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Castleford Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Castleford Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castleford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castleford Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime M62 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime M62 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Benson Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Benson Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Benson Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buckthorne Road —
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Data Sources

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