Total Crime Rate

166.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

105.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 166.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 105.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Shoplifting 6.2 4/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wellesley Green area has the 19th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Wakefield North , and the 241st 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 Wellesley Green (WF2 9NF) in the last 12 months was 166.0 per 1,000 residents and was 0.9% lower than the Wakefield North average (167.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 105.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.5% 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 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wellington Street (19 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 (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Allan Haigh Close —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Wasdale Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wasdale Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Flanshaw Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tyrrell Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellesley Green —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Heddle Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Wellington Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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