Crime Rates at Thornesgate Drive, Wakefield, WF2 8ZA

Thornesgate Drive area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Wakefield North , and the 390th lowest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thornesgate Drive (WF2 8ZA) in the last 12 months was 60.0 per 1,000 residents and was 64.2% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 28.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thornesgate Drive (WF2 8ZA), the main crime hotspot is near Whinney Moor Avenue. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.