Total Crime Rate
1382.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Albion Street area has the highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Airedale and Ferry Fryston , and the 6th 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 Albion Street (WF10 1EN) in the last 12 months was 1382.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1105.2% 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 Shoplifting with 104 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 146 (≈ 527.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Albion Street (WF10 1EN), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 108 crimes here, including 43 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 | Theft from the person | Louisa Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Castleford Bus Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cross Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cross Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cross Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Castleford Bus Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Albion Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Castleford Bus Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Castleford Bus Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Armitage Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Armitage Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Armitage Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | North Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crowther Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Armitage Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ridgefield Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bradley Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Beancroft Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kensington Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bradley Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bradley Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bradley Avenue | Under investigation |
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