Total Crime Rate

151.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 151.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 81.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.1 9/10
  • Burglary 22.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Other theft 11.1 8/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Airedale Road area has the 43rd highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Airedale and Ferry Fryston , and the 279th highest crime rate of 1,126 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 151.3 per 1,000 residents and was 17.4% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 81.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Airedale Road (WF10 3EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Toll Hill Drive, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Henson Grove (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Airedale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wheatcroft —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kershaw Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Graham Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Henson Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henson Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wheatcroft —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Henson Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kershaw Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Kershaw Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kershaw Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Airedale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Graham Drive —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Holywell Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milnes Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milnes Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheatcroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheatcroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Smithson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheatcroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheatcroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Graham Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Henson Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henry Moore Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Toll Hill Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Toll Hill Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Toll Hill Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Redhill Drive —
Apr 2026Other theft Carlyle Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Toll Hill Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Toll Hill Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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