Total Crime Rate

1086.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

426.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 1086.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 426.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 292.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 270.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 187.7 10/10
  • Public order 119.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 61.4 10/10
  • Other theft 61.4 10/10
  • Other crime 39.7 10/10
  • Burglary 18.1 10/10
  • Drugs 10.8 8/10
  • Robbery 10.8 9/10
  • Theft from the person 7.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Station Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Airedale and Ferry Fryston , and the 8th highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Station Road (WF10 1DL) in the last 12 months was 1086.6 per 1,000 residents and was 742.9% higher than the Airedale and Ferry Fryston average (128.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 81 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 54.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 118 (≈ 426.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Station Road (WF10 1DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 99 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bus/Coach Station (43 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Station Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/80)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Apr 2026Public order St Oswald Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ashton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ashton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ashton Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ashton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime St Oswald Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Oswald Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Oswald Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Oswald Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Wesley Street —
Apr 2026Other theft St Oswald Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Oswald Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences University Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery University Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft University Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson University Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary University Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Wesley Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Nicholas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sagar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Cambridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lower Oxford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hugh Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Richmond Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Sagar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sagar Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Sagar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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