Total Crime Rate

123.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.0 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 123.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 41.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 30.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.9 8/10
  • Other theft 10.9 8/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Park Crescent area has the 48th lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Airedale and Ferry Fryston , and the 374th highest crime rate of 1,126 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 Park Crescent (WF10 3JP) in the last 12 months was 123.0 per 1,000 residents and was 4.6% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 22.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 41.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Crescent (WF10 3JP), the main crime hotspot is near The Square. Police recorded 102 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Park Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kershaw Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kershaw Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Church Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirkdale Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royds Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kershaw Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Park Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kershaw Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Square —
Apr 2026Public order The Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Edmunds Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft The Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elizabeth Court —
Apr 2026Public order Poplar Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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