Total Crime Rate

101.9 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 101.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.1 8/10
  • Burglary 12.4 9/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 3/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Wakefield Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Wakefield North , and the 479th highest crime rate of 1,130 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 Wakefield Road (WF5 9AB) in the last 12 months was 101.9 per 1,000 residents and was 40.9% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 52.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wakefield Road (WF5 9AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Goldsmith Avenue, where police recorded 102 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lindsay Avenue (44 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wakefield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Goldsmith Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Goldsmith Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Neville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roundwood Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Roundwood Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haggs Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Goldsmith Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Goldsmith Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Goldsmith Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goldsmith Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gargrave Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lindsay Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lindsay Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lindsay Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lindsay Avenue —
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Data Sources

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