Crime Rates at Park Avenue, Normanton, WF6 2DR

Park Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Normanton , and the 176th highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Park Avenue (WF6 2DR) in the last 12 months was 202.9 per 1,000 residents and was 92.9% higher than the Normanton average (105.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 131.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Avenue (WF6 2DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cheapside, where police recorded 69 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Carlton Gardens (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.