Total Crime Rate

86.1 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 86.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.0 8/10
  • Drugs 8.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Agbrigg Road area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Crofton, Ryhill and Walton , and the 562nd highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Agbrigg Road (WF1 5AU) in the last 12 months was 86.1 per 1,000 residents and was 34.6% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 57.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Agbrigg Road (WF1 5AU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Warwick Street (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Agbrigg Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trinity Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maybush Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Maybush Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Maybush Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Maybush Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Frederick Avenue
Sep 2025Other theft Frederick Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Briar Grove
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Briar Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakenshaw Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Newland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anderton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maybush Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frederick Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trinity Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trinity Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Trinity Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Gordon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bowman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Catherine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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