Total Crime Rate
342.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Leyland 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 areaβs 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 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.
View Crime In Airedale and Ferry Fryston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | The Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | The Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Poppy Fields Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Poppy Fields Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Elizabeth Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elizabeth Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elizabeth Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hobart Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hobart Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hobart Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hobart Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Hobart Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Royds Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elizabeth Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elizabeth Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Square | β |
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