Total Crime Rate

67.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.4 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 67.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 40.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Soho Grove area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Wakefield North , and the 462nd lowest crime rate of 1,126 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 Soho Grove (WF2 9PA) in the last 12 months was 67.3 per 1,000 residents and was 59.8% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 40.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Soho Grove (WF2 9PA), 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 Soho Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blakeley Grove
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balne Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alverthorpe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beckley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balne Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Point Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balne Avenue
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Phoenix Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Phoenix Court Under investigation
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 Elder Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kemp'S Bridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Point Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Waterhouse Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stafford Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blakeley Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blakeley Grove Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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