Crime Rates at Farne Avenue, Wakefield, WF2 9ED

Farne Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Wakefield North , and the 37th highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Farne Avenue (WF2 9ED) in the last 12 months was 462.3 per 1,000 residents and was 168.4% higher than the Wakefield North average (172.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -73.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 161.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Farne Avenue (WF2 9ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blakeley Grove, where police recorded 116 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Waterton Grove (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.