Crime Rates at Potter Avenue, Wakefield, WF2 8HE

Potter Avenue area has the 24th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Wakefield North , and the 331st 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 Potter Avenue (WF2 8HE) in the last 12 months was 140.3 per 1,000 residents and was 18.5% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 81.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 77.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Potter Avenue (WF2 8HE), the main crime hotspot is near Bentley Road. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.