Total Crime Rate

310.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 310.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 149.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.2 9/10
  • Burglary 28.7 10/10
  • Other theft 28.7 10/10
  • Drugs 23.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.8 8/10
  • Robbery 5.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Milnes Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Wakefield West , and the 88th highest crime rate of 1,130 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 Milnes Avenue (WF2 8QH) in the last 12 months was 310.3 per 1,000 residents and was 93.9% higher than the Wakefield West average (160.0 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 Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 160.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milnes Avenue (WF2 8QH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thornes Moor Close (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Milnes Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mount Crescent Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gill Sike Road —
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Data Sources

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