Total Crime Rate

89.1 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 89.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.1 7/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Other crime 10.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Other theft 1.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Holywell Lane area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Airedale and Ferry Fryston , and the 540th 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 Holywell Lane (WF10 3HH) in the last 12 months was 89.1 per 1,000 residents and was 22.4% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 42.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holywell Lane (WF10 3HH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Toll Hill Drive, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Henson Grove (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Holywell Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheatcroft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Toll Hill Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B6136 —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheatcroft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheatcroft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Toll Hill Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Toll Hill Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Toll Hill Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Toll Hill Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woodlands Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Holywell Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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