Total Crime Rate
195.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Glebe Street area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Airedale and Ferry Fryston , and the 187th highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Glebe Street (WF10 4AP) in the last 12 months was 195.1 per 1,000 residents and was 70.1% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 122.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 78.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 39.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Glebe Street (WF10 4AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ashton Street, where police recorded 82 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Smawthorne Lane (28 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 | Vehicle crime | Bland'S Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Nicholas Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glebe Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glebe Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Victoria Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Sagar Street | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cambridge Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Ashton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | St Nicholas Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Marshall Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St Nicholas Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ashton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Glebe Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Walden Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ashton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Sagar Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ashton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lower Cambridge Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Charles Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bridge Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cambridge Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Pretoria Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Pretoria Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Pretoria Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Pretoria Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Pretoria Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
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