Crime Rates at Peterson Road, Wakefield, WF1 4DX

Peterson Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Wakefield East , and the 359th highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Peterson Road (WF1 4DX) in the last 12 months was 131.2 per 1,000 residents and was 43.7% lower than the Wakefield East average (232.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 68.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Peterson Road (WF1 4DX), the main crime hotspot is near Avison Yard. Police recorded 99 crimes here, including 56 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.