Total Crime Rate

77.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 77.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.7 9/10
  • Other crime 9.0 9/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Other theft 6.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
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

Henry Avenue area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Crofton, Ryhill and Walton , and the 515th 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 Henry Avenue (WF4 2AS) in the last 12 months was 77.6 per 1,000 residents and was 21.3% higher than the Crofton, Ryhill and Walton average (64.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 53.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Henry Avenue (WF4 2AS), the main crime hotspot is near Cow Lane. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Henry Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henry Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Henry Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haverdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Attlee Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Attlee Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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