Crime Rates at Broadway, Wakefield, WF2 8LY

Broadway area has the 12th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Wakefield North , and the 202nd highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Broadway (WF2 8LY) in the last 12 months was 187.9 per 1,000 residents and was 9.1% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 333.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 105.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 94.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 52.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broadway (WF2 8LY), the main crime hotspot is near Roundwood Rise. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.