Crime Rates at Alverthorpe Road, Wakefield, WF2 9PP

Alverthorpe Road area has the highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Wakefield North , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Alverthorpe Road (WF2 9PP) in the last 12 months was 492.4 per 1,000 residents and was 185.9% higher than the Wakefield North average (172.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 90 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 137.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alverthorpe Road (WF2 9PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blakeley Grove, where police recorded 116 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lincoln Street (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.