Total Crime Rate

127.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 127.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 58.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.0 8/10
  • Drugs 29.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.8 5/10
  • Burglary 9.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Other crime 9.8 9/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Cinder Lane area has the 51st highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Airedale and Ferry Fryston , and the 359th highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cinder Lane (WF10 1LU) in the last 12 months was 127.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1.1% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 58.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cinder Lane (WF10 1LU), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cinder Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Stafford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moore Way Under investigation
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Centurion Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moore Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Moore Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walton Park Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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