Crime Rates at Earnshaw Place, Wakefield, WF2 0DB

Earnshaw Place area has the 8th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Stanley and Outwood East , and the 29th highest crime rate of 1,130 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 Earnshaw Place (WF2 0DB) in the last 12 months was 507.7 per 1,000 residents and was 579.9% higher than the Stanley and Outwood East average (74.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 104 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 113 (≈ 345.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Earnshaw Place (WF2 0DB), the main crime hotspot is near Mulberry Close. Police recorded 149 crimes here, including 105 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.