Total Crime Rate
260.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Gissing Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Wakefield North , and the 112th 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 Gissing Road (WF2 8NH) in the last 12 months was 260.2 per 1,000 residents and was 51.1% 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 73 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 81 (≈ 195.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gissing Road (WF2 8NH), 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.
View Crime In Wakefield North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gissing Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Haselden Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Roundwood Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Roundwood Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Roundwood Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Roundwood Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Roundwood Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hirst Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Snapethorpe Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gissing Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gloucester Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Gloucester Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gissing Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cotswold Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | School Crescent | — |
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