Crime Rates at Rufford Street, Wakefield, WF2 9PH

Rufford Street area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Wakefield North , and the 545th highest 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 Rufford Street (WF2 9PH) in the last 12 months was 84.6 per 1,000 residents and was 49.5% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 49.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rufford Street (WF2 9PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blakeley Grove, where police recorded 96 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Flanshaw Road (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.