Total Crime Rate

183.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 183.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 109.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 45.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bankfield Court area has the highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Wrenthorpe and Outwood West , and the 197th highest crime rate of 1,126 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 Bankfield Court (WF2 0TA) in the last 12 months was 183.8 per 1,000 residents and was 220.4% higher than the Wrenthorpe and Outwood West average (57.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 45.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bankfield Court (WF2 0TA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bankfield Court, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wren Green Avenue (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bankfield Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Trough Well Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wren Green Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bankfield Drive —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bankfield Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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