Crime Rates at Dunn Close, Wrenthorpe, Wakefield, WF2 0SX

Dunn Close area has the highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Wrenthorpe and Outwood West , and the 155th 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 Dunn Close (WF2 0SX) in the last 12 months was 219.1 per 1,000 residents and was 279.6% 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 Shoplifting with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 61.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 84.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dunn Close (WF2 0SX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bankfield Court, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wren Green Avenue (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.