Crime Rates at Eskdale Road, Wakefield, WF2 9HG

Eskdale Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Wakefield North , and the 303rd highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Eskdale Road (WF2 9HG) in the last 12 months was 149.5 per 1,000 residents and was 13.2% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 78.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eskdale Road (WF2 9HG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 66 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Flanshaw Road (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.