Total Crime Rate

187.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

152.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 187.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 152.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 144.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.4 8/10
  • Drugs 10.7 8/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Duke Of York Avenue area has the 15th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Crofton, Ryhill and Walton , and the 188th highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Duke Of York Avenue (WF2 7BX) in the last 12 months was 187.7 per 1,000 residents and was 206.5% 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 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 152.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Duke Of York Avenue (WF2 7BX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Duke Of York Avenue, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brook Crescent (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Duke Of York Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hastings Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clifford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brook Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princess Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burkill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manygates Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifford View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifford View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Portobello Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portobello Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Duke Of York Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Duke Of York Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Hastings Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hastings Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hastings Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Duke Of York Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Hastings Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Of York Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Of York Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Of York Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Of York Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Of York Avenue Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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