Total Crime Rate
130.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
79.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hallamshire Mews area has the 29th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Wakefield North , and the 349th 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 Hallamshire Mews (WF2 8YB) in the last 12 months was 130.3 per 1,000 residents and was 22.2% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 79.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hallamshire Mews (WF2 8YB), the main crime hotspot is near Lindsay Avenue. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Wakefield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lindsay Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Magdalene Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | St Bartholomews Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | St Bartholomews Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Bartholomews Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightingale Crest | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bobbin Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Snapethorpe Gate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Snapethorpe Gate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bevan Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Magdalene Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wool Chase | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Magdalene Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Magdalene Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Magdalene Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Magdalene Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Broadway | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Broadway | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broadway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Broadway | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wool Chase | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Magdalene Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Weaver Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Benjamin Sykes Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lindsay Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lindsay Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lindsay Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lindsay Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | St James Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | St James Rise | Under investigation |
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