Total Crime Rate

135.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 135.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 81.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.7 9/10
  • Burglary 16.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Richmond Street area has the 47th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Airedale and Ferry Fryston , and the 331st 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 Richmond Street (WF10 4EF) in the last 12 months was 135.9 per 1,000 residents and was 5.4% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 81.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Richmond Street (WF10 4EF), 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 Richmond Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person St Nicholas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Jessop Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Cambridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Walden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pretoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pretoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pretoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Glebe Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Richmond Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hugh Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ambler Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Pretoria Street Under investigation
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 St Michael'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lower Oxford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bland'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bland'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Jessop Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Jessop Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ashton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson University Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft University Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery University Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences University Street Under investigation
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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