Crime Rate in Airedale and Ferry Fryston, ward

Airedale and Ferry Fryston has the 10th lowest crime rate of 21 wards in Wakefield district and the 1276th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 122nd highest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Airedale and Ferry Fryston in the last 12 months was 114.7 per 1,000 residents and was 10.5% lower than the Wakefield district average (128.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Airedale and Ferry Fryston’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1,081 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 5 cases , down -44.4% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 12.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,255 (≈ 67.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Airedale and Ferry Fryston ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Stansfield Road. Police recorded 84 crimes here, including 69 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.