Total Crime Rate

28.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 28.0 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Halfpenny Lane area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 114 local areas in Altofts and Whitwood , and the 156th lowest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Halfpenny Lane (WF7 6LD) in the last 12 months was 28.0 per 1,000 residents and was 76.9% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 24.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Halfpenny Lane (WF7 6LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sycamore Way, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dickinson Terrace (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Altofts and Whitwood

Crime Over Time in Halfpenny Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Dixon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dickinson Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rhyl Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Gladstone Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Featherstone Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Dixon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dickinson Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Featherstone Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Alexander Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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