Total Crime Rate

85.9 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 85.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.9 6/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Starling Way area has the 41st lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Airedale and Ferry Fryston , and the 564th highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Starling Way (WF10 2SR) in the last 12 months was 85.9 per 1,000 residents and was 25.2% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 171.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 63.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 155.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 308.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Starling Way (WF10 2SR), the main crime hotspot is near Swift Way. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Starling Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences William Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunnock Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swift Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swift Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Swift Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Swift Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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