Total Crime Rate

73.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 73.5 6/10
  • Public order 25.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 Lane area has the 57th lowest crime rate of 114 local areas in Altofts and Whitwood , and the 486th lowest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Lane (WF7 6BB) in the last 12 months was 73.5 per 1,000 residents and was 39.5% 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 Public order with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 47.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 90.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Lane (WF7 6BB), the main crime hotspot is near Clark Court. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Church Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Orchard Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Willow Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkfield Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Manor Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clark Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clark Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clark Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clark Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary The Orchard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Orchard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Orchard Under investigation

Data Sources

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