Crime Rates at Esther Grove, Wakefield, WF2 8EX

Esther Grove area has the 7th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Wakefield North , and the 95th highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Esther Grove (WF2 8EX) in the last 12 months was 291.9 per 1,000 residents and was 69.5% higher 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 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 210.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Esther Grove (WF2 8EX), 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.