Crime Rates at George Street, Wakefield, WF1 1DL

George Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Stanley and Outwood East , and the 54th highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around George Street (WF1 1DL) in the last 12 months was 367.7 per 1,000 residents and was 447.7% higher than the Stanley and Outwood East average (67.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 191.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around George Street (WF1 1DL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 195 crimes here, including 125 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.