Total Crime Rate

86.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 86.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle 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 · 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 9th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Wrenthorpe and Outwood West , and the 556th 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 Wrenthorpe Road (WF2 0JG) in the last 12 months was 86.5 per 1,000 residents and was 49.8% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 30.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wrenthorpe Road (WF2 0JG), the main crime hotspot is near Duke Of York Street. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Wrenthorpe and Outwood West

Crime Over Time in Wrenthorpe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Duke Of York Street Under investigation
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
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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