Total Crime Rate

64.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 64.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.3 6/10
  • Other theft 10.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · 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 59 local areas in Wakefield North , and the 428th lowest crime rate of 1,130 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 64.0 per 1,000 residents and was 62.9% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Avenue (WF2 9QN), the main crime hotspot is near Mulberry Close. Police recorded 149 crimes here, including 105 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
Sep 2025Other theft Mulberry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Balne Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gill'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brooksbank Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Public order Basford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Basford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Kemp'S Bridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Moorhouse Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moorhouse Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Benjamin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Benjamin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Benjamin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Balne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Balne Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Phoenix Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Balne Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A638 —
Sep 2025Burglary Waterhouse Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Balne Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plumpton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Plumpton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westgate End Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westgate End Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Mulberry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mulberry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Phoenix Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gill'S Buildings Under investigation

Data Sources

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