Total Crime Rate

481.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

178.9 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 481.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 178.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 132.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 83.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.0 10/10
  • Public order 42.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.5 10/10
  • Other theft 28.5 10/10
  • Drugs 26.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.4 10/10
  • Burglary 18.3 10/10
  • Other crime 18.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 8.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 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

Savile Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Airedale and Ferry Fryston , and the 27th highest crime rate of 1,126 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 Savile Road (WF10 1PB) in the last 12 months was 481.7 per 1,000 residents and was 273.7% 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 65 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 88 (≈ 178.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Savile Road (WF10 1PB), 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 Savile Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/69)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yorkshire Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order William Street 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 Aire Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aire Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aire Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castleford Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Oswald Street —
Apr 2026Other theft St Oswald Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Oswald Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order St Oswald Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Oswald Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Oswald Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime St Oswald Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Jessop Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Sagar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sagar Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Sagar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sagar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sagar Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sagar Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Jessop Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Jessop Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Wesley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Back Wesley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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