Total Crime Rate

440.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

125.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 440.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 238.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 125.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.8 10/10
  • Public order 24.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.4 8/10
  • Other theft 18.4 9/10
  • Drugs 15.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Alverthorpe Road 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 Alverthorpe Road (WF2 9PT) 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 Alverthorpe Road (WF2 9PT), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Alverthorpe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Peacock Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fryergate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beckley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beckley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alverthorpe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Homestead Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Homestead Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blakeley Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blakeley Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blakeley Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blakeley Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Blakeley Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blakeley Grove —
Apr 2026Drugs Fryergate Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Fryergate 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 Lincoln Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peacock Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peacock Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peacock Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Longfield Terrace —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gibson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gibson Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walnut Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Blakey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Windermere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derwent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Derwent Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derwent Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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