Crime Rates at Bradford Road, Wakefield, WF1 2RF

Bradford Road area has the 49th lowest crime rate of 118 local areas in Stanley and Outwood East , and the 402nd lowest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bradford Road (WF1 2RF) in the last 12 months was 61.2 per 1,000 residents and was 18.1% lower than the Stanley and Outwood East average (74.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bradford Road (WF1 2RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cyprus Mount, where police recorded 92 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Belgravia Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.