Total Crime Rate

92.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 92.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 34.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Other crime 8.0 9/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Beecham Square area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Airedale and Ferry Fryston , and the 507th highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Beecham Square (WF10 1FJ) in the last 12 months was 92.0 per 1,000 residents and was 28.6% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 34.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beecham Square (WF10 1FJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Savile Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cross Street (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Beecham Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Stafford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Centurion Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Savile Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Rhodes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yorkshire Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Albion Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moore Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albion Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walton Park Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Moore Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moore Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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