Total Crime Rate

259.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

117.7 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 259.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 117.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 37.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.8 9/10
  • Other theft 19.6 10/10
  • Public order 17.4 9/10
  • Other crime 15.3 10/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wheldon Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Airedale and Ferry Fryston , and the 96th highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wheldon Road (WF10 2RT) in the last 12 months was 259.3 per 1,000 residents and was 101.1% 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 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 117.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wheldon Road (WF10 2RT), the main crime hotspot is near Princess Street. Police recorded 28 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 Wheldon Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heald Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Smith Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Smith Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smith Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smith Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princess Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Princess Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smith Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smith Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heald Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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