Total Crime Rate
114.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025The Mount area has the 49th lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Airedale and Ferry Fryston , and the 421st highest crime rate of 1,130 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 The Mount (WF10 3JN) in the last 12 months was 114.8 per 1,000 residents and was 0.0% 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 , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -36.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 46.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 88.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Mount (WF10 3JN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Square, where police recorded 79 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kershaw Avenue (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Airedale and Ferry Fryston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Royds Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ruskin Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kershaw Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kershaw Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kershaw Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Birkhill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | The Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ruskin Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ruskin Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ruskin Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | The Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Royds Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Kirkdale | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Stansfield Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Royds Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | The Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | The Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Church Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Mount | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Mount | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Park Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fryston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Supermarket | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Graham Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Graham Drive | Under investigation |
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