Total Crime Rate

204.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

117.1 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 204.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 117.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.5 9/10
  • Public order 19.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.5 10/10
  • Burglary 14.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.8 5/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Glebe Street area has the 29th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Airedale and Ferry Fryston , and the 159th highest crime rate of 1,126 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 204.9 per 1,000 residents and was 58.9% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 117.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.9% 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 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 Glebe Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/46)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person St Nicholas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sagar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Pretoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pretoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Glebe Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Cambridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sagar Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sagar Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Sagar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sagar Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ambler Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Sagar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Richmond Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ambler Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ambler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hugh Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Pretoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Walden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Jessop Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ashton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Nicholas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castleford Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary University Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson University Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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