Total Crime Rate

127.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

84.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 127.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 84.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.9 6/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

George A Green Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Wakefield North , and the 358th highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around George A Green Road (WF2 8ES) in the last 12 months was 127.7 per 1,000 residents and was 23.7% lower 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 84.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around George A Green Road (WF2 8ES), the main crime hotspot is near Esther Grove. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in George A Green Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George A Green Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fernleigh Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rayfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Rayfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meltonfield Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meltonfield Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Esther Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Esther Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cobb Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cobb Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Cobb Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Cobb Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobb Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornbury Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Fairway View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Potter Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Potter Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Potter Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Potter Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairway View —
Apr 2026Other crime Potter Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Fairway View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Waterton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Horbury Road —
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Data Sources

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