Crime Rate in Featherstone, ward

Featherstone has the 9th highest crime rate of 21 wards in Wakefield district and the 895th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 73rd highest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Featherstone in the last 12 months was 132.2 per 1,000 residents and was 3.2% higher than the Wakefield district average (128.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Featherstone’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1,141 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 5 cases , down -16.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 24.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -34.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,530 (≈ 83.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Featherstone ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Havertop Lane. Police recorded 466 crimes here, including 284 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.