Total Crime Rate

43.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 43.8 4/10
  • Violent crimes 21.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.9 5/10
  • Shoplifting 11.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Greenfield Close area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Wrenthorpe and Outwood West , and the 274th lowest 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 Greenfield Close (WF2 0TW) in the last 12 months was 43.8 per 1,000 residents and was 23.6% lower 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 Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greenfield Close (WF2 0TW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coronation Street (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Greenfield Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Towlerton Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rodger Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Duke Of York Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Of York Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Valley Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Valley Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Valley Crescent
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Valley Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Greenfield Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Greenfield Mount Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Trough Well Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Greenfield Mount Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coronation Street
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coronation Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coronation Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Ruskin Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowling Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Valley Drive Under investigation

Data Sources

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