Total Crime Rate

118.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 118.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 76.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Other crime 11.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Netheroyd area has the 25th highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Altofts and Whitwood , and the 385th highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Netheroyd (WF7 6DP) in the last 12 months was 118.1 per 1,000 residents and was 8.9% higher 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 76.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Netheroyd (WF7 6DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Belmont Street, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Meadway (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Netheroyd area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Netheroyd Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Meadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Thistle Hill Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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