Total Crime Rate

143.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

91.4 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 143.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 91.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.1 6/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Woodside area has the 46th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Airedale and Ferry Fryston , and the 302nd highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woodside (WF10 3RT) in the last 12 months was 143.6 per 1,000 residents and was 11.4% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 91.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodside (WF10 3RT), the main crime hotspot is near Hobart Road. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woodside area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Delacy Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewin Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Scholes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winnan Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Winnan Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sloan Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lewin Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewin Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Poppy Fields Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewin Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elizabeth Drive
Apr 2026Other crime Elizabeth Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Elizabeth Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Elizabeth Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Elizabeth Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Delacy Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodside Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodside
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Woodside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Woodside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunderdale Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodside Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodside Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elizabeth Court
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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