Crime Rates at Longfield Terrace, Wakefield, WF2 9PR

Longfield Terrace area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Wakefield North , and the 36th highest crime rate of 1,126 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 Longfield Terrace (WF2 9PR) in the last 12 months was 440.4 per 1,000 residents and was 163.0% higher than the Wakefield North average (167.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 78 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 125.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longfield Terrace (WF2 9PR), 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.