Crime Rates at Moorhouse Avenue, Wakefield, WF2 9QE

Moorhouse Avenue area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Wakefield North , and the 313th highest crime rate of 1,130 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 Moorhouse Avenue (WF2 9QE) in the last 12 months was 145.8 per 1,000 residents and was 15.4% lower than the Wakefield North average (172.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 94.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moorhouse Avenue (WF2 9QE), 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.