Total Crime Rate

86.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 86.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.7 7/10
  • Shoplifting 11.9 6/10
  • Other crime 8.9 9/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Church Road area has the 50th highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Altofts and Whitwood , and the 559th highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Road (WF6 2QG) in the last 12 months was 86.3 per 1,000 residents and was 28.9% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 44.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Road (WF6 2QG), the main crime hotspot is near Windross Close. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Church Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hey'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Park View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Windross Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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