Crime Rates at Neville Street, Wakefield, WF1 5EF

Neville Street area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Crofton, Ryhill and Walton , and the 242nd highest crime rate of 1,126 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 Neville Street (WF1 5EF) in the last 12 months was 165.7 per 1,000 residents and was 170.6% higher than the Crofton, Ryhill and Walton average (61.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 81.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Neville Street (WF1 5EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Frederick Avenue, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Round Street (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.