Crime Rates at Batley Road, Wakefield, WF2 0AD

Batley Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Wakefield North , and the 504th lowest 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 Batley Road (WF2 0AD) in the last 12 months was 76.2 per 1,000 residents and was 55.8% lower than the Wakefield North average (172.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 56.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Batley Road (WF2 0AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blakeley Grove, where police recorded 116 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gibson Avenue (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.