Total Crime Rate

47.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 47.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.6 6/10
  • Other theft 21.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Allerton Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Wakefield Rural , and the 309th lowest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Allerton Road (WF2 7FB) in the last 12 months was 47.9 per 1,000 residents and was 34.0% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 4 cases , up 33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 26.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 79.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Allerton Road (WF2 7FB), the main crime hotspot is near Handsworth Road. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Allerton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Appletree Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Cotham Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Church Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Church Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Worrall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Handsworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Handsworth Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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