Crime Rates at The Courtyard, Wakefield, WF2 8WF

The Courtyard area has the 7th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Wakefield West , and the 81st highest crime rate of 1,130 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 The Courtyard (WF2 8WF) in the last 12 months was 322.3 per 1,000 residents and was 101.4% higher than the Wakefield West average (160.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 95.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Courtyard (WF2 8WF), 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.