Crime Rates at Heeley Road, Wakefield, WF2 7PL

Heeley Road area has the highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Wakefield Rural , and the 108th highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heeley Road (WF2 7PL) in the last 12 months was 248.2 per 1,000 residents and was 254.6% higher than the Wakefield Rural average (70.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 170.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heeley Road (WF2 7PL), the main crime hotspot is near Wharncliffe Road. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.