Crime Rates at Batley Road, Wakefield, WF2 0AB

Batley Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Wakefield North , and the 300th highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Batley Road (WF2 0AB) in the last 12 months was 144.0 per 1,000 residents and was 14.0% lower than the Wakefield North average (167.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 70.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Batley Road (WF2 0AB), the main crime hotspot is near Flanshaw Road. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.