Crime Rates at Chestnut Avenue, Walton, Wakefield, WF2 6TE

Chestnut Avenue area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Crofton, Ryhill and Walton , and the 162nd lowest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chestnut Avenue (WF2 6TE) in the last 12 months was 30.4 per 1,000 residents and was 50.3% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chestnut Avenue (WF2 6TE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kendal Rise, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Copper Beech Court (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.