Total Crime Rate

119.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 119.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.3 9/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Whinney Moor Avenue area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Wakefield North , and the 392nd highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whinney Moor Avenue (WF2 8RJ) in the last 12 months was 119.8 per 1,000 residents and was 30.4% lower 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 80.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whinney Moor Avenue (WF2 8RJ), the main crime hotspot is near Bentley Road. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whinney Moor Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Snapethorpe Crescent
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spa Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Thornesgate Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Storie Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Bentley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Bentley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bentley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Bentley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Spa Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Storie Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spa Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Little John Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Snapethorpe Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Snapethorpe Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Snapethorpe Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Snapethorpe Crescent
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Snapethorpe Crescent
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little John Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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