Total Crime Rate

83.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 83.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 47.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Ruskin Drive area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Airedale and Ferry Fryston , and the 558th highest crime rate of 1,126 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 Ruskin Drive (WF10 3BE) in the last 12 months was 83.1 per 1,000 residents and was 35.5% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 47.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ruskin Drive (WF10 3BE), the main crime hotspot is near Ruskin Close. Police recorded 31 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 Ruskin Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Ruskin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Healdwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Queens Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ruskin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Park Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Carlyle Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queen'S Park Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Queen'S Park Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Healdwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hopwood Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Healdwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Healdwood Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Healdwood Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Healdwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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