Crime Rates at Briary Close, Wakefield, WF1 5TS

Briary Close area has the 18th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Crofton, Ryhill and Walton , and the 206th 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 Briary Close (WF1 5TS) in the last 12 months was 179.9 per 1,000 residents and was 193.8% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 117.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Briary Close (WF1 5TS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Frederick Avenue, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.