Crime Rates at Silkstone Crescent, Wakefield, WF2 7EX

Silkstone Crescent area has the 24th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Wakefield Rural , and the 533rd highest crime rate of 1,130 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 Silkstone Crescent (WF2 7EX) in the last 12 months was 89.8 per 1,000 residents and was 23.7% higher than the Wakefield Rural average (72.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 49.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 38.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Silkstone Crescent (WF2 7EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kettlethorpe Hall Drive, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Deffer Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.