Total Crime Rate

246.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

117.2 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 246.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 117.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 104.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 33.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.9 8/10
  • Other theft 20.9 10/10
  • Drugs 16.7 9/10
  • Burglary 12.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.6 8/10
  • Public order 12.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 12.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Water View area has the 20th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Airedale and Ferry Fryston , and the 112th 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 Water View (WF10 2SG) in the last 12 months was 246.9 per 1,000 residents and was 91.5% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 117.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Water View (WF10 2SG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Back Wesley Street (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Water View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/55)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Jessop Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order William Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lock Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Wesley Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Wesley Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Back Wesley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Wesley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Jessop Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Jessop Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Green Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Oswald Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Green Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lock Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lock Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sagar Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sagar Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Sagar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sagar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sagar Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Sagar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime St Oswald Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Oswald Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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