Crime Rates at Thornes Lane, Wakefield, WF2 7RW

Thornes Lane area has the 12th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Crofton, Ryhill and Walton , and the 166th highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thornes Lane (WF2 7RW) in the last 12 months was 201.4 per 1,000 residents and was 228.9% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 99.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thornes Lane (WF2 7RW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Major Street, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thornleigh Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.