Total Crime Rate
493.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Commercial Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Airedale and Ferry Fryston , and the 30th highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Commercial Street (WF10 1DG) in the last 12 months was 493.8 per 1,000 residents and was 330.4% higher than the Airedale and Ferry Fryston average (114.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 168.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 68.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Commercial Street (WF10 1DG), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 151 crimes here, including 59 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Airedale and Ferry Fryston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Oswald Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | University Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glebe Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glebe Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glebe Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St Oswald Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cambridge Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | University Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | University Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | University Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Vickers Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Welbeck Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Welbeck Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Welbeck Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Welbeck Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bridge Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Booth Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Oxford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Jessop Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Wesley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Oswald Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Oswald Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Parking Area | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
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