Crime Rates at Townley Road, Wakefield, WF2 8RT

Townley Road 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 Townley Road (WF2 8RT) 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 Townley Road (WF2 8RT), the main crime hotspot is near Roundwood Rise. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.