Crime Rates at Lennox Drive, Wakefield, WF2 8LF

Lennox Drive area has the lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Wakefield West , and the 4th lowest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lennox Drive (WF2 8LF) in the last 12 months was 3.2 per 1,000 residents and was 97.9% lower than the Wakefield West average (151.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lennox Drive (WF2 8LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 102 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Victoria Grove (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.