Total Crime Rate

139.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 139.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.8 9/10
  • Drugs 23.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Other theft 9.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 7/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 Croft area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Wakefield West , and the 333rd highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thornleigh Croft (WF2 7SQ) in the last 12 months was 139.5 per 1,000 residents and was 12.8% lower than the Wakefield West average (160.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -29.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 65.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thornleigh Croft (WF2 7SQ), 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 Croft area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Foljambe Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Thornleigh Garth Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fawcett Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Avondale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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
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Data Sources

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