Crime Rates at Second Avenue, Wakefield, WF1 2HU

Second Avenue area has the 44th lowest crime rate of 118 local areas in Stanley and Outwood East , and the 364th lowest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Second Avenue (WF1 2HU) in the last 12 months was 56.8 per 1,000 residents and was 15.4% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 30.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Second Avenue (WF1 2HU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Silver Street, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whitaker Drive (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.