Total Crime Rate

192.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 192.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.6 9/10
  • Other theft 36.9 10/10
  • Burglary 23.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.8 7/10
  • Public order 15.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Shoplifting 7.9 5/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Robbery 5.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · 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 191st 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 Thornes Road (WF2 8QR) in the last 12 months was 192.6 per 1,000 residents and was 20.4% 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 Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 89.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 61.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 59.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thornes Road (WF2 8QR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Esther Avenue (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Thornes Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Esther Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Thornesgate Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thornesgate Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thornesgate Drive —
Sep 2025Burglary Fairway View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Horbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Esther Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Esther Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mount Crescent Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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