Crime Rates at Gill Sike Avenue, Wakefield, WF2 8RD

Gill Sike Avenue 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 Gill Sike Avenue (WF2 8RD) 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 Gill Sike Avenue (WF2 8RD), 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.