Crime Rates at Birch Street, Wakefield, WF1 5ER

Birch Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Crofton, Ryhill and Walton , and the 61st highest crime rate of 1,130 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 Birch Street (WF1 5ER) in the last 12 months was 381.5 per 1,000 residents and was 496.4% higher than the Crofton, Ryhill and Walton average (64.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 190.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birch Street (WF1 5ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fall Ings Road, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Buckingham Drive (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.