Total Crime Rate
88.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
49.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Altofts Lodge Drive area has the 39th highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Altofts and Whitwood , and the 524th highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Altofts Lodge Drive (WF6 2LD) in the last 12 months was 88.2 per 1,000 residents and was 18.7% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -15.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 49.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Altofts Lodge Drive (WF6 2LD), the main crime hotspot is near Greenbank Road. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bosworth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parker Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | The Sycamores | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Patience Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Patience Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lodge Farm Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brook Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | East View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bosworth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | East View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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