Total Crime Rate

426.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 426.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 279.3 10/10
  • Public order 45.3 10/10
  • Other crime 34.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.6 8/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Litell Royd area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Altofts and Whitwood , and the 40th 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 Litell Royd (WF7 6DZ) in the last 12 months was 426.4 per 1,000 residents and was 251.1% higher 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 74 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 86 (≈ 324.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 65.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Litell Royd (WF7 6DZ), the main crime hotspot is near Litell Royd. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Altofts and Whitwood

Crime Over Time in Litell Royd area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Belmont Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wentwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Litell Royd Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Litell Royd Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Litell Royd Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Netheroyd Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Netheroyd Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Netheroyd Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Netheroyd Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belmont Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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