Crime Rates at Broadway, Wakefield, WF2 8AF

Broadway area has the 18th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Wakefield North , and the 238th highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Broadway (WF2 8AF) in the last 12 months was 168.1 per 1,000 residents and was 0.4% higher than the Wakefield North average (167.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 95.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broadway (WF2 8AF), the main crime hotspot is near Cedar View. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.