Total Crime Rate
492.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Crawford Drive area has the highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Wakefield North , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Crawford Drive (WF2 0DR) in the last 12 months was 492.4 per 1,000 residents and was 185.9% higher than the Wakefield North average (172.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 90 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 137.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Crawford Drive (WF2 0DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blakeley Grove, where police recorded 116 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lincoln Street (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Wakefield North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Silcoates Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Blakeley Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Victoria Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alverthorpe Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Beckley Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Moorhouse Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Derwent Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Moorhouse Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Victoria Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Blakeley Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Balne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Blakeley Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Blakeley Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lincoln Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Blakeley Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gibson Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fryergate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Fryergate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Derwent Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Peacock Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Blakeley Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Peacock Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Balne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Homestead Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Benjamin Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Benjamin Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Walker Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Walnut Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Balne Avenue | Under investigation |
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