Crime Rates at Brunswick Street, Wakefield, WF1 4PW

Brunswick Street area has the 38th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Stanley and Outwood East , and the 316th highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brunswick Street (WF1 4PW) in the last 12 months was 144.7 per 1,000 residents and was 93.7% higher 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 22 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 ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 78.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brunswick Street (WF1 4PW), 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.