Total Crime Rate

128.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 128.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.6 9/10
  • Other theft 25.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.6 8/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • 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
  • 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

Newfield Court area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Altofts and Whitwood , and the 366th highest crime rate of 1,130 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 Newfield Court (WF6 2LY) in the last 12 months was 128.9 per 1,000 residents and was 6.2% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 62.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newfield Court (WF6 2LY), the main crime hotspot is near Nelson Street. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Altofts and Whitwood

Crime Over Time in Newfield Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Newlaithes Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlton Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Fairway Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Fairway Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beckbridge Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Granville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newfield Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastfield Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Carlton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Carlton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shaw Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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