Total Crime Rate

59.3 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 59.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.8 5/10
  • Burglary 15.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • 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

Gleneagles Road area has the 47th lowest crime rate of 114 local areas in Altofts and Whitwood , and the 394th 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 Gleneagles Road (WF7 6NA) in the last 12 months was 59.3 per 1,000 residents and was 51.2% 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 Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 23.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gleneagles Road (WF7 6NA), the main crime hotspot is near The Orchard. Police recorded 6 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gleneagles Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Orchard Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary St Andrews Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Orchard Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Gleneagles Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Orchard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary The Orchard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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