Total Crime Rate

100.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 100.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 58.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.8 8/10
  • Burglary 16.3 10/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.7 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hudswell Street area has the 31st highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Crofton, Ryhill and Walton , and the 464th highest crime rate of 1,126 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 Hudswell Street (WF1 5NA) in the last 12 months was 100.0 per 1,000 residents and was 63.3% higher than the Crofton, Ryhill and Walton average (61.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 58.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hudswell Street (WF1 5NA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sparable Lane, where police recorded 66 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hudswell Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wesley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashdown Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Trinity Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Sparable Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sparable Lane Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Sparable Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sparable Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sparable Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sparable Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sparable Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sparable Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sparable Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Briar Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Anderton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Westerman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Westerman Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harlock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Catherine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Catherine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Catherine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Gordon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Gordon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakenshaw Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sparable Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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