Total Crime Rate

342.5 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 342.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 118.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 106.3 10/10
  • Other theft 31.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.6 10/10
  • Public order 23.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.8 9/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 7.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Robbery 3.9 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Leyland Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Airedale and Ferry Fryston , and the 75th highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leyland Road (WF10 3SQ) in the last 12 months was 342.5 per 1,000 residents and was 198.5% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (β‰ˆ 133.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leyland Road (WF10 3SQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Square, where police recorded 79 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hobart Road (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Leyland Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Royds Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Poppy Fields Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order The Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Poppy Fields Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elizabeth Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elizabeth Drive β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elizabeth Drive β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hobart Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hobart Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hobart Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hobart Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Hobart Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Royds Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elizabeth Drive β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elizabeth Drive β€”
Sep 2025Public order The Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Square β€”

Data Sources

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