Crime Rates at Wharncliffe Road, Wakefield, WF2 7PY

Wharncliffe Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Wakefield Rural , and the 154th highest crime rate of 1,130 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 Wharncliffe Road (WF2 7PY) in the last 12 months was 221.2 per 1,000 residents and was 204.9% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 154.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wharncliffe Road (WF2 7PY), the main crime hotspot is near Wharncliffe Road. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.