Crime Rates at Queen Elizabeth Road, Wakefield, WF1 4QU

Queen Elizabeth Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Wakefield East , and the 140th highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Queen Elizabeth Road (WF1 4QU) in the last 12 months was 238.2 per 1,000 residents and was 2.3% higher 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 152.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queen Elizabeth Road (WF1 4QU), the main crime hotspot is near Arncliffe Road. Police recorded 80 crimes here, including 56 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.