Total Crime Rate

244.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 244.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.7 9/10
  • Other theft 47.2 10/10
  • Public order 34.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 34.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.8 8/10
  • Burglary 21.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.3 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Peel Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Wakefield Rural , and the 130th 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 Peel Avenue (WF2 7UA) in the last 12 months was 244.6 per 1,000 residents and was 237.1% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 103.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Peel Avenue (WF2 7UA), the main crime hotspot is near Denby Dale Road. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Peel Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Appleton Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Calder Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Calder Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Peel Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wadhouse Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wadhouse Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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