Total Crime Rate

100.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.1 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 100.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 58.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.0 6/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Riverside Villas area has the 31st highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Crofton, Ryhill and Walton , and the 464th highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Riverside Villas (WF2 7JS) in the last 12 months was 100.0 per 1,000 residents and was 63.3% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 58.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Riverside Villas (WF2 7JS), the main crime hotspot is near Woodville Court. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Riverside Villas area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodville Court —
Apr 2026Other theft Hastings Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Clifford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clifford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portobello Grove Under investigation
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 2026Vehicle crime Portobello Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hastings Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Rutland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterbrooke Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waterbrooke Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodville Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Woodville Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Woodville Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Woodville Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hastings Avenue —
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Data Sources

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