Total Crime Rate

85.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 85.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Airedale Drive area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Airedale and Ferry Fryston , and the 563rd lowest crime rate of 1,130 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 Airedale Drive (WF10 2QT) in the last 12 months was 85.7 per 1,000 residents and was 25.3% lower 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -84.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 57.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Airedale Drive (WF10 2QT), the main crime hotspot is near Delacy Crescent. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Airedale Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences William Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dunderdale Crescent —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Winnan Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Madeley Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Well Wood View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hadrian Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hadrian Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Delacy Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Delacy Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Delacy Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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