Crime Rates at Alverthorpe Road, Wakefield, WF2 9PL

Alverthorpe Road 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 Alverthorpe Road (WF2 9PL) 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 Alverthorpe Road (WF2 9PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blakeley Grove, where police recorded 96 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lincoln Street (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.