Total Crime Rate
48.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kendal Croft area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Airedale and Ferry Fryston , and the 301st lowest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Kendal Croft (WF10 3TB) in the last 12 months was 48.5 per 1,000 residents and was 62.4% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kendal Croft (WF10 3TB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kendal Drive, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sussex Crescent (12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Windermere Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kendal Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sussex Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Fairfields | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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