Crime Rates at Wharncliffe Road, Wakefield, WF2 7QA

Wharncliffe Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Wakefield Rural , and the 138th 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 Wharncliffe Road (WF2 7QA) in the last 12 months was 225.7 per 1,000 residents and was 222.4% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 154.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wharncliffe Road (WF2 7QA), 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.