Total Crime Rate

129.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 129.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.8 9/10
  • Other crime 11.4 10/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Elizabeth Avenue area has the 27th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Crofton, Ryhill and Walton , and the 363rd highest crime rate of 1,130 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 Elizabeth Avenue (S72 9AW) in the last 12 months was 129.3 per 1,000 residents and was 102.1% higher than the Crofton, Ryhill and Walton average (64.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 57.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elizabeth Avenue (S72 9AW), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Crofton, Ryhill and Walton

Crime Over Time in Elizabeth Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southgate —
Sep 2025Other crime Elizabeth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Regent Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regent Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Regent Crescent —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Sep 2025Other crime James Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brierley Road —
Sep 2025Other crime High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Rowan Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Park/Open Space Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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