Crime Rates at Tew Street, Wakefield, WF2 8DR

Tew Street area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Wakefield West , and the 459th highest crime rate of 1,130 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 Tew Street (WF2 8DR) in the last 12 months was 105.3 per 1,000 residents and was 34.2% lower than the Wakefield West average (160.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 63.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tew Street (WF2 8DR), the main crime hotspot is near Ings Road. Police recorded 151 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.