Total Crime Rate

81.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 81.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 46.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.9 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Alverthorpe Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Wakefield North , and the 560th lowest crime rate of 1,126 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 Alverthorpe Road (WF2 9NN) in the last 12 months was 81.6 per 1,000 residents and was 51.3% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 46.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 84.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alverthorpe Road (WF2 9NN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blakeley Grove, where police recorded 96 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Phoenix Court (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Alverthorpe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/39)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Farne Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beckley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gill'S Buildings Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gill'S Buildings Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Gill'S Buildings Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Henry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorhouse Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Chase Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Phoenix Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Phoenix Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Phoenix Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Phoenix Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Phoenix Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Phoenix Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Phoenix Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kemp'S Bridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beckley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Phoenix Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Harcourt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blakeley Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Harcourt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clement Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clement Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blakeley Grove —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blakeley Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blakeley Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Blakeley Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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