Total Crime Rate
471.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rhodes Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Airedale and Ferry Fryston , and the 36th 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 Rhodes Street (WF10 1LE) in the last 12 months was 471.5 per 1,000 residents and was 311.0% 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 65 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -59.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 90 (≈ 182.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rhodes Street (WF10 1LE), 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 | Vehicle crime | Bradley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | West Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| 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 | Albion Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Albion Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Albion Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | North Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Booth Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Parking Area | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Louisa Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bus/Coach Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bus/Coach Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Castleford Bus Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Castleford Bus Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Castleford Bus Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Castleford Bus Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bradley Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bradley Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bradley Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Welbeck Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
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