Crime Rates at Limestone Road, Wakefield, WF1 2GL

Limestone Road area has the 37th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Stanley and Outwood East , and the 419th highest crime rate of 1,126 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 Limestone Road (WF1 2GL) in the last 12 months was 109.7 per 1,000 residents and was 63.4% 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 61.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 328.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Limestone Road (WF1 2GL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cyprus Mount, where police recorded 75 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Limestone Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.