Total Crime Rate

83.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 83.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 52.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Brooklands Road area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Crofton, Ryhill and Walton , and the 559th 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 Brooklands Road (WF2 6LY) in the last 12 months was 83.1 per 1,000 residents and was 35.7% higher than the Crofton, Ryhill and Walton average (61.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -5.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 52.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brooklands Road (WF2 6LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brooklands Avenue, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brooklands Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brooklands Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cherry Tree Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherry Tree Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brooklands Road —
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Data Sources

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