Total Crime Rate

521.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

212.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 521.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 212.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 168.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 109.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.5 10/10
  • Public order 34.4 10/10
  • Burglary 28.1 10/10
  • Other crime 25.0 10/10
  • Drugs 21.9 10/10
  • Other theft 18.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.3 8/10
  • Robbery 6.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • 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

Lower Oxford Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Airedale and Ferry Fryston , and the 25th highest crime rate of 1,126 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 Lower Oxford Street (WF10 4AF) in the last 12 months was 521.9 per 1,000 residents and was 304.8% 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 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 68 (≈ 212.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Oxford Street (WF10 4AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ashton Street, where police recorded 80 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Smawthorne Lane (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lower Oxford Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/60)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dalton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Jessop Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Richmond Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ashton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Wesley Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Wesley Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Back Wesley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Wesley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lower Oxford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Cambridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Michael'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Jessop Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Jessop Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ashton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Walden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ambler Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ambler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Glebe Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Hugh Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ambler Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ambler Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sagar Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sagar Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Sagar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sagar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sagar Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ashton Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ashton Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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