Total Crime Rate

12.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 12.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 3/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Ruskin Avenue area has the lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Wrenthorpe and Outwood West , and the 37th lowest 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 Ruskin Avenue (WF1 2BG) in the last 12 months was 12.5 per 1,000 residents and was 78.4% lower than the Wrenthorpe and Outwood West average (57.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

In the area around Ruskin Avenue (WF1 2BG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Millfield View, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Prince Albert Court (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Wrenthorpe and Outwood West

Crime Over Time in Ruskin Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westminster Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westminster Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westminster Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millfield View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince Albert Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnes Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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