Crime Rates at Thornhill Street, Wakefield, WF1 1NW

Thornhill Street area has the 16th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Stanley and Outwood East , and the 100th highest crime rate of 1,130 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 Thornhill Street (WF1 1NW) in the last 12 months was 286.3 per 1,000 residents and was 283.4% higher than the Stanley and Outwood East average (74.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -56.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 106.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thornhill Street (WF1 1NW), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 245 crimes here, including 98 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.