Crime Rates at Silcoates Lane, Wrenthorpe, Wakefield, WF2 0PA

Silcoates Lane area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Wrenthorpe and Outwood West , and the 158th lowest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Silcoates Lane (WF2 0PA) in the last 12 months was 28.1 per 1,000 residents and was 51.3% lower 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 Other crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Silcoates Lane (WF2 0PA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sunnyhill Crescent, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Winchester Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.