Total Crime Rate

55.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.4 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 55.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 17.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • 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
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lodge Farm Gardens area has the 47th lowest crime rate of 114 local areas in Altofts and Whitwood , and the 359th 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 Lodge Farm Gardens (WF6 2NP) in the last 12 months was 55.8 per 1,000 residents and was 48.6% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 400.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 100.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lodge Farm Gardens (WF6 2NP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Greenbank Road, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Mary'S Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Lodge Farm Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson East View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Patience Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order The Sycamores Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Patience Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lodge Farm Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson East View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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