Total Crime Rate

195.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 195.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 76.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 39.6 8/10
  • Other theft 23.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.1 8/10
  • Burglary 21.1 10/10
  • Public order 15.8 9/10
  • Robbery 10.6 9/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Thornes Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Wakefield West , and the 175th highest crime rate of 1,126 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 Thornes Road (WF2 8QL) in the last 12 months was 195.3 per 1,000 residents and was 29.1% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 76.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thornes Road (WF2 8QL), the main crime hotspot is near Esther Grove. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Thornes Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Lupset Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Esther Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Esther Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornbury Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Esther Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Horbury Road —
Apr 2026Public order Fairway View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Fairway View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairway View —
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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