Total Crime Rate

173.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

112.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 173.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 112.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 99.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.9 9/10
  • Public order 12.8 8/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.7 4/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Shoplifting 5.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 5.1 7/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Potter Avenue area has the 16th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Wakefield North , and the 221st highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Potter Avenue (WF2 8HE) in the last 12 months was 173.5 per 1,000 residents and was 3.6% higher 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 112.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Potter Avenue (WF2 8HE), 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 Potter Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Little John Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairway View —
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Esther Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Horbury Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Fairway View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Fairway View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Potter Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George A Green Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little John Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little John Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Whinney Moor Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Whinney Moor Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Whinney Moor Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Haigh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Lupset Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Whinney Moor Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Potter Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Potter Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Potter Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Potter Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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