Crime Rates at Dacre Avenue, Wakefield, WF2 8AN

Dacre Avenue area has the 18th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Wakefield North , and the 286th highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dacre Avenue (WF2 8AN) in the last 12 months was 154.4 per 1,000 residents and was 10.3% lower than the Wakefield North average (172.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 106.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 52.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dacre Avenue (WF2 8AN), the main crime hotspot is near Lindsay Avenue. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.