Crime Rates at Darnley Avenue, Wakefield, WF2 9QH

Darnley Avenue area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Wakefield North , and the 515th highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Darnley Avenue (WF2 9QH) in the last 12 months was 89.9 per 1,000 residents and was 46.3% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 56.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Darnley Avenue (WF2 9QH), 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.