Crime Rates at Cyprus Avenue, Wakefield, WF1 2RT

Cyprus Avenue area has the 15th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Stanley and Outwood East , and the 84th highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cyprus Avenue (WF1 2RT) in the last 12 months was 283.0 per 1,000 residents and was 321.5% 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 Shoplifting with 65 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 900.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -18.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 41.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 333.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 151.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cyprus Avenue (WF1 2RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cyprus Mount, where police recorded 75 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cyprus Grove (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.