Total Crime Rate

128.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 128.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 64.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.2 8/10
  • Other theft 26.5 10/10
  • Burglary 11.4 9/10
  • Public order 11.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Other crime 7.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Morrison Street area has the 50th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Airedale and Ferry Fryston , and the 356th highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Morrison Street (WF10 4BE) in the last 12 months was 128.8 per 1,000 residents and was 0.1% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 64.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Morrison Street (WF10 4BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pretoria Street, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parklands (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Morrison Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Stanley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pontefract Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastfield Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lisheen Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Brookfield Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Robin Hood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robin Hood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robin Hood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gladstone Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Maltkiln Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Pretoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pretoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pretoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pretoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Brookfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maltkiln Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stanley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parklands Under investigation
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Data Sources

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