Crime Rates at Lindsay Avenue, Wakefield, WF2 8AT

Lindsay Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Wakefield North , and the 107th highest crime rate of 1,126 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 Lindsay Avenue (WF2 8AT) in the last 12 months was 249.3 per 1,000 residents and was 48.8% 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 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 42.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 148.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lindsay Avenue (WF2 8AT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Goldsmith Avenue, where police recorded 87 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lindsay Avenue (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.