Total Crime Rate
98.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
70.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Toll Bar Road area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Altofts and Whitwood , and the 473rd 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 Toll Bar Road (WF10 1QN) in the last 12 months was 98.6 per 1,000 residents and was 9.1% lower than the Altofts and Whitwood average (108.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 70.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Toll Bar Road (WF10 1QN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near South Avenue, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wood View Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Altofts and Whitwood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jin-Whin Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | East View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wood View Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wood View Crescent | Under investigation |
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