Total Crime Rate

178.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 178.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 99.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.8 8/10
  • Public order 18.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Shoplifting 6.2 4/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wellesley Green area has the 13th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Wakefield North , and the 222nd 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 Wellesley Green (WF2 9NF) in the last 12 months was 178.4 per 1,000 residents and was 3.6% higher 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 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 118.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellesley Green (WF2 9NF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 66 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wellington Street (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wellesley Green area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Imperial Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willow Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Willow Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Drive Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Batley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keswick Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Highfield Drive —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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