Crime in S72: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026
S72 recorded 207 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 5.3 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 37.7% of all offences recorded.
Key Statistics
- monitoring66.74 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
- assignment207 crimes recorded in April 2026
- trending_flatCrime unchanged year-on-year
Total Crimes
207Annual Crime Rate
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Within S72 district
Wakefield
Estimated population
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District ViewIncident Distribution
Top Locations| Location Reference | Crime Breakdown | Primary Count |
|---|---|---|
| Stacey Crescent Map | total: 9 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Burglary: 2 | 9 |
| Pleasant View Map | total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Criminal damage and arson: 2 | 6 |
| Rose Tree Court Map | total: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 3 Public order: 1 | 5 |
| Mount Pleasant Map | total: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Criminal damage and arson: 1 | 4 |
| Parking Area Map | total: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Robbery: 1 | 4 |
| New Road Court Map | total: 4 Public order: 2 Other theft: 1 | 4 |
| York Street Map | total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Burglary: 1 | 4 |
| Manor Grove Map | total: 3 Other crime: 1 Vehicle crime: 1 | 3 |
| Queensway Map | total: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 1 Shoplifting: 1 | 3 |
| Cross Street Map | total: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Shoplifting: 1 | 3 |
Crime Breakdown
April 2026Crime Analysis: S72
Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in S72 (37.7%). Anti-social Behaviour (15.9%) and Criminal Damage & Arson (9.2%) are the next most common categories.
Crime levels in S72 have held relatively steady over the past year at around 66.74 crimes per 1,000 residents. The trend chart above shows how individual offence categories have shifted month to month within that overall picture.
Crime figures for S72 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.
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