Total Crime Rate

49.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 49.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 44.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Childs Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Wakefield North , and the 311th lowest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Childs Road (WF2 0BP) in the last 12 months was 49.7 per 1,000 residents and was 70.3% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 44.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 77.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Childs Road (WF2 0BP), the main crime hotspot is near Sunnyhill Crescent. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Childs Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scholars Chase —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marion Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marion Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marion Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Allan Haigh Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Canning Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Scholars Chase Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Scholars Chase Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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