Crime Rates at Snapethorpe Gate, Wakefield, WF2 8YA

Snapethorpe Gate area has the 13th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Wakefield North , and the 160th 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 Snapethorpe Gate (WF2 8YA) in the last 12 months was 204.2 per 1,000 residents and was 22.0% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 126.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Snapethorpe Gate (WF2 8YA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Broadway, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Weaver Court (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.