Crime Rates at Manor Crescent, Wakefield, WF2 8SD

Manor Crescent area has the 9th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Wakefield North , and the 132nd 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 Manor Crescent (WF2 8SD) in the last 12 months was 228.4 per 1,000 residents and was 36.4% higher 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 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 168.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Manor Crescent (WF2 8SD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Snapethorpe Crescent, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Spa Grove (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.