Crime Rates at Henry Street, Wakefield, WF2 9NY

Henry Street area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Wakefield North , and the 428th lowest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Henry Street (WF2 9NY) in the last 12 months was 64.0 per 1,000 residents and was 62.9% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Henry Street (WF2 9NY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Homestead Drive, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Phoenix Court (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.