Total Crime Rate

227.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

138.3 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 227.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 138.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 113.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.9 10/10
  • Drugs 24.8 10/10
  • Public order 24.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

West Street area has the 25th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Airedale and Ferry Fryston , and the 136th highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around West Street (WF10 1LF) in the last 12 months was 227.0 per 1,000 residents and was 76.1% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 138.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Street (WF10 1LF), 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 West Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/53)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walton Park Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Perseverance Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Castleford Bus Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Castleford Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Castleford Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Castleford Bus Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Perseverance Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Perseverance Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Perseverance Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perseverance Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bradley Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Mary'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft St Mary'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Booth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Welbeck Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welbeck Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime St Mary'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Centurion Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Offender given a caution
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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