Total Crime Rate

180.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

86.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 180.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 86.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.5 10/10
  • Public order 20.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.8 7/10
  • Other theft 17.8 9/10
  • Other crime 15.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Kenmore Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Wrenthorpe and Outwood West , and the 202nd highest crime rate of 1,126 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 Kenmore Road (WF2 0XE) in the last 12 months was 180.7 per 1,000 residents and was 215.0% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 86.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kenmore Road (WF2 0XE), the main crime hotspot is near Brunel Road, with 7 recorded incidents. This location is within roughly 0.3 miles of the postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kenmore Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Telford Way —
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Data Sources

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