Total Crime Rate

184.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.4 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 184.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 53.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 34.0 10/10
  • Other theft 29.1 10/10
  • Other crime 24.3 10/10
  • Burglary 19.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Pretoria Street area has the 34th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Airedale and Ferry Fryston , and the 195th 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 Pretoria Street (WF10 4DY) in the last 12 months was 184.5 per 1,000 residents and was 43.1% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 53.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pretoria Street (WF10 4DY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 65 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 Pretoria Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Maltkiln Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parklands Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lisheen Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ambler Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ambler Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ambler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ambler Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bland'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Michael'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lower Oxford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Robin Hood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robin Hood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gladstone Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robin Hood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maltkiln Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hugh Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bland'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Pretoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Cambridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Glebe Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pretoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Richmond Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastfield Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pretoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pretoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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