Total Crime Rate

88.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 88.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 54.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.0 4/10
  • Other crime 8.0 9/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 6/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lindsay Avenue area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Wakefield North , and the 525th highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lindsay Avenue (WF2 8AP) in the last 12 months was 88.0 per 1,000 residents and was 47.5% lower 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 54.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lindsay Avenue (WF2 8AP), the main crime hotspot is near Lindsay Avenue. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lindsay Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lindsay Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gargrave Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bevan Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Snapethorpe Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Snapethorpe Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightingale Crest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Bartholomews Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Bartholomews Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St Bartholomews Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wool Chase Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wool Chase
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weaver Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Weaver Court
Apr 2026Public order Dacre Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Dacre Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gargrave Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gargrave Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary St James Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lindsay Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lindsay Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lindsay Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lindsay Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Lindsay Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft St James Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St James Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Haggs Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Roundwood Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Benjamin Sykes Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Benjamin Sykes Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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