Total Crime Rate

177.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 177.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 115.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.6 7/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wrenthorpe Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Wrenthorpe and Outwood West , and the 226th 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 Wrenthorpe Road (WF2 0HR) in the last 12 months was 177.8 per 1,000 residents and was 208.1% higher than the Wrenthorpe and Outwood West average (57.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 53.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wrenthorpe Road (WF2 0HR), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wrenthorpe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southfield Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Southfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bunkers Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bunkers Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Duke Of York Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Duke Of York Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Duke Of York Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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