Total Crime Rate

67.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 67.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 40.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Victoria Avenue area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Wakefield North , and the 462nd lowest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Victoria Avenue (WF2 9QN) in the last 12 months was 67.3 per 1,000 residents and was 59.8% 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 Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 40.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Avenue (WF2 9QN), the main crime hotspot is near Mulberry Close. Police recorded 112 crimes here, including 87 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Victoria Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gill'S Buildings Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mulberry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Balne Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Balne Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Balne Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balne Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Plumpton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Mulberry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mulberry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mulberry Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Westgate End Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mulberry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mulberry Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mulberry Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Mulberry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Markham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Markham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brooksbank Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brooksbank Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Waterhouse Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mulberry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kemp'S Bridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balne Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elder Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gill'S Buildings Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Gill'S Buildings Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Henry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorhouse Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balne Avenue

Data Sources

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