Total Crime Rate
81.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
46.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Stafford Terrace area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Wakefield North , and the 560th lowest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Stafford Terrace (WF2 9EB) in the last 12 months was 81.6 per 1,000 residents and was 51.3% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 46.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 84.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stafford Terrace (WF2 9EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blakeley Grove, where police recorded 96 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Langdale Drive (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Wakefield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Rayfield | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Harcourt Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Homestead Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Stafford Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Point | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Point | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alverthorpe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Harcourt Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | West Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Manor Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beckley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beckley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Gill'S Buildings | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Gill'S Buildings | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Henry Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moorhouse Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Chase Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Homestead Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gill'S Buildings | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Blakeley Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clement Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Blakeley Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Rayfield | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Derwent Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Farne Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Farne Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clement Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Derwent Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Fryergate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Blakeley Grove | Under investigation |
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