Crime Rates at Thornbury Road, Wakefield, WF2 8BW

Thornbury Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Wakefield North , and the 513th lowest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thornbury Road (WF2 8BW) in the last 12 months was 77.5 per 1,000 residents and was 55.0% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 46.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thornbury Road (WF2 8BW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cobb Avenue, where police recorded 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Esther Grove (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.