Total Crime Rate

104.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.9 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 104.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 46.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.4 7/10
  • Burglary 14.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

College Road area has the 44th lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Airedale and Ferry Fryston , and the 442nd highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around College Road (WF10 3EF) in the last 12 months was 104.7 per 1,000 residents and was 18.8% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 46.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around College Road (WF10 3EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Milnes Grove, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wheatcroft (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in College Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milnes Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queen'S Park Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henry Moore Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henry Moore Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Henry Moore Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Henry Moore Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Henry Moore Court
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Henry Moore Court
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Airedale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Holywell Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hopwood Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Park Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Queen'S Park Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wheatcroft
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheatcroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Redhill Drive
Apr 2026Other theft Carlyle Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheatcroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Queens Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheatcroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheatcroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wheatcroft
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milnes Grove Under investigation

Data Sources

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