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

Church Street 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 Church Street (WF10 1ES) 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 Church Street (WF10 1ES), the main crime hotspot is near Bus/Coach Station. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Church Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/72)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aire Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aire Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aire Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welbeck Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Welbeck Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary University Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Booth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crowther Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Crowther Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crowther Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castleford Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson University Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Wesley Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Jessop Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Jessop Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Jessop Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Wesley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Back Wesley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Wesley Street —
Apr 2026Other crime St Oswald Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft University Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Oswald Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Oswald Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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