Total Crime Rate

196.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 196.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.6 7/10
  • Burglary 19.6 10/10
  • Drugs 19.6 10/10
  • Public order 19.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Stafford Street area has the 31st highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Airedale and Ferry Fryston , and the 185th 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 Stafford Street (WF10 1NF) in the last 12 months was 196.1 per 1,000 residents and was 70.9% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 107.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stafford Street (WF10 1NF), the main crime hotspot is near Haste Street. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Stafford Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs A6032 Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Stafford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jacks Corner Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour School Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Willow Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willow Mews —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Aston Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park View Square —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashley Mews —
Sep 2025Drugs Stafford Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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