Total Crime Rate

88.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 88.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 49.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.0 7/10
  • Burglary 16.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Garforth 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 Garforth Drive (WF6 2NQ) 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 Garforth Drive (WF6 2NQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near East View, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fairfield Avenue (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Garforth Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bosworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bosworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson East View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson East View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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