Crime Rates at Denhale Avenue, Wakefield, WF2 9EH

Denhale Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Wakefield North , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 1,126 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 Denhale Avenue (WF2 9EH) in the last 12 months was 452.1 per 1,000 residents and was 169.9% higher than the Wakefield North average (167.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 181.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Denhale Avenue (WF2 9EH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 88 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Flanshaw Road (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.