Total Crime Rate
43.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
21.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Greenfield 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.
View Crime In Wakefield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Towlerton Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rodger Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Duke Of York Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Duke Of York Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Valley Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Valley Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Valley Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Valley Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Greenfield Mount | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Greenfield Mount | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Trough Well Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Greenfield Mount | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Coronation Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Coronation Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Coronation Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Ruskin Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bowling Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Valley Drive | Under investigation |
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