Total Crime Rate

10.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 10.4 1/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Thornleigh Avenue area has the lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Wakefield West , and the 28th lowest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thornleigh Avenue (WF2 7SH) in the last 12 months was 10.4 per 1,000 residents and was 93.5% lower than the Wakefield West average (160.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thornleigh Avenue (WF2 7SH), the main crime hotspot is near Thornleigh Road. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Thornleigh Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fawcett Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornleigh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornleigh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thornleigh Crescent —
Sep 2025Public order Bethel Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornleigh Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Foljambe Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Thornleigh Garth Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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