Crime Rates at Cotswold Road, Wakefield, WF2 8EL

Cotswold Road area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Wakefield North , and the 374th 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 Cotswold Road (WF2 8EL) in the last 12 months was 125.8 per 1,000 residents and was 26.9% 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 87.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 82.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 81.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cotswold Road (WF2 8EL), the main crime hotspot is near Roundwood Rise. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.