Total Crime Rate

140.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 140.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 75.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.8 9/10
  • Other theft 16.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Homestead Drive area has the 25th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Wakefield North , and the 309th highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Homestead Drive (WF2 9PE) in the last 12 months was 140.9 per 1,000 residents and was 15.9% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 75.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Homestead Drive (WF2 9PE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blakeley Grove, where police recorded 96 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Langdale Drive (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Homestead Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Derwent Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alverthorpe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blakeley Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Homestead Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Homestead Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stafford Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Point Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Point Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beckley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blakeley Grove Under investigation
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 2026Shoplifting Blakeley Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Chase Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blakeley Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Longfield Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derwent Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Farne Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clement Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blakeley Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Longfield Terrace
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clement Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fryergate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Fryergate Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Blakeley Grove Under investigation

Data Sources

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