Crime Rates at Carnforth Avenue, Wakefield, WF1 2GD

Carnforth Avenue area has the 12th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Stanley and Outwood East , and the 70th highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Carnforth Avenue (WF1 2GD) in the last 12 months was 325.5 per 1,000 residents and was 384.9% 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 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 170.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carnforth Avenue (WF1 2GD), the main crime hotspot is near Cliff Lane. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.