Crime Rates at Radcliffe Road, Wakefield, WF2 8SA

Radcliffe Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Wakefield North , and the 265th highest crime rate of 1,126 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 Radcliffe Road (WF2 8SA) in the last 12 months was 154.9 per 1,000 residents and was 7.5% lower than the Wakefield North average (167.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 86.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Radcliffe Road (WF2 8SA), the main crime hotspot is near Roundwood Rise. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.