Total Crime Rate
125.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Airedale Road area has the 51st highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Airedale and Ferry Fryston , and the 376th highest 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 Road (WF10 3EE) in the last 12 months was 125.5 per 1,000 residents and was 9.4% higher 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -88.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 77.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 90.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Airedale Road (WF10 3EE), the main crime hotspot is near Kershaw Avenue. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Airedale and Ferry Fryston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kershaw Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queens Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Toll Hill Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Toll Hill Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Henry Moore Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Henry Moore Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Holywell Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Henry Moore Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Henry Moore Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Henry Moore Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kershaw Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Toll Hill Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hastings Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Toll Hill Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Graham Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Graham Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Graham Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hastings Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hastings Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wheatcroft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wheatcroft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wheatcroft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Redhill Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Redhill Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kershaw Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Toll Hill Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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