Crime Rates at Avondale Street, Wakefield, WF2 8DP

Avondale Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Crofton, Ryhill and Walton , and the 166th 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 Avondale Street (WF2 8DP) in the last 12 months was 201.4 per 1,000 residents and was 228.9% higher than the Crofton, Ryhill and Walton average (61.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 99.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avondale Street (WF2 8DP), the main crime hotspot is near Ings Road. Police recorded 161 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.