Total Crime Rate

454.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 454.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 263.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 80.6 9/10
  • Other theft 47.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.0 8/10
  • Burglary 18.3 10/10
  • Public order 18.3 9/10
  • Robbery 18.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.7 7/10
  • Other crime 11.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Aysgarth Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Wakefield West , and the 31st 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 Aysgarth Close (WF2 8UH) in the last 12 months was 454.2 per 1,000 residents and was 200.4% higher than the Wakefield West average (151.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 72 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 80.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aysgarth Close (WF2 8UH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 102 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cedar View (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Aysgarth Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Bennett Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oakwood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lennox Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime School Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Courtyard —
Apr 2026Other theft Victoria Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aysgarth Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bennett Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bennett Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Old Crown Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Crown Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knave Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Aysgarth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camellia Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cedar View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar View Under investigation
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Data Sources

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