Total Crime Rate

88.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 88.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.6 7/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 4/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Airedale Heights area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Wakefield North , and the 545th highest crime rate of 1,130 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 Airedale Heights (WF2 8YF) in the last 12 months was 88.2 per 1,000 residents and was 48.8% lower than the Wakefield North average (172.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 42.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Airedale Heights (WF2 8YF), the main crime hotspot is near Lindsay Avenue. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Airedale Heights area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightingale Crest Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bobbin Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Bevan Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bobbin Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightingale Crest Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wool Chase Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weaver Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Weaver Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gargrave Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Benjamin Sykes Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Benjamin Sykes Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lindsay Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lindsay Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lindsay Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lindsay Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bevan Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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