Crime Rates at Gissing Road, Wakefield, WF2 8NQ

Gissing 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 8NQ) 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 8NQ), 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.