Crime Rates at Victoria Grove, Wakefield, WF2 8UP

Victoria Grove area has the 10th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Wakefield West , and the 163rd highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Victoria Grove (WF2 8UP) in the last 12 months was 211.1 per 1,000 residents and was 31.9% higher than the Wakefield West average (160.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 133.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Grove (WF2 8UP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cedar View (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.