Crime Rates at Leeds Road, Wakefield, WF1 2QA

Leeds Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Stanley and Outwood East , and the 144th 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 Leeds Road (WF1 2QA) in the last 12 months was 217.9 per 1,000 residents and was 224.6% 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 93 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -15.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 113 (≈ 183.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leeds Road (WF1 2QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 31 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.