Total Crime Rate

77.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 77.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 50.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.8 8/10
  • Other crime 11.9 10/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Henry Avenue area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Crofton, Ryhill and Walton , and the 532nd lowest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Henry Avenue (WF4 2AS) in the last 12 months was 77.6 per 1,000 residents and was 26.8% higher than the Crofton, Ryhill and Walton average (61.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -26.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 50.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Henry Avenue (WF4 2AS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cow Lane, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Haverdale Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Wakefield

Crime Over Time in Henry Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cow Lane —
Apr 2026Burglary Cow Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cow Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Birch Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Henry Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Henry Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henry Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haverdale Road Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 8 of 8

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑