Total Crime Rate

109.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 109.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.3 7/10
  • Other theft 24.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Drugs 9.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.2 8/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Theft from the person 6.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

The Point area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Wakefield North , and the 443rd 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 The Point (WF2 9SZ) in the last 12 months was 109.0 per 1,000 residents and was 36.7% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 37.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Point (WF2 9SZ), the main crime hotspot is near Manor Road. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Point area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Harcourt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Basford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Harcourt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harcourt Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harcourt Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Manor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Manor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Castle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moorhouse Avenue —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Moorhouse Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Beckley Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alverthorpe Road —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Basford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitehall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitehall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Homestead Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gill'S Buildings Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gill'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Stafford Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Homestead Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denhale Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Clement Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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