Crime Rates at Airedale Heights, Wakefield, WF2 8YG

Airedale Heights area has the 19th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Wakefield North , and the 294th 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 8YG) in the last 12 months was 151.4 per 1,000 residents and was 12.1% lower than the Wakefield North average (172.2 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 Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 500.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 88.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Airedale Heights (WF2 8YG), 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.