Crime Rates at Flanshaw Crescent, Wakefield, WF2 9LD

Flanshaw Crescent area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Wakefield North , and the 424th highest crime rate of 1,130 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 Flanshaw Crescent (WF2 9LD) in the last 12 months was 113.7 per 1,000 residents and was 34.0% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 103.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 56.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Flanshaw Crescent (WF2 9LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Flanshaw Grove, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Flanshaw Avenue (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.