Total Crime Rate

626.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

232.9 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 626.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 232.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 192.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 120.5 10/10
  • Public order 80.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 72.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 36.1 10/10
  • Other crime 28.1 10/10
  • Drugs 24.1 10/10
  • Other theft 20.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 16.1 10/10
  • Robbery 16.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Smawthorne Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Airedale and Ferry Fryston , and the 19th highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Smawthorne Lane (WF10 4EJ) in the last 12 months was 626.5 per 1,000 residents and was 386.0% 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 Shoplifting with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 232.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smawthorne Lane (WF10 4EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ashton Street, where police recorded 80 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crowther Place (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Smawthorne Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/55)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leaf Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery University Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Churwell Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Churwell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Churwell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person St Nicholas 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 2026Possession of weapons Roundhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Roundhill Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary University Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson University Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft University Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences University Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ashton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ashton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ashton Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ashton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Walden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Other crime Barnes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ashton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Barnes Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Castleford Bus Station 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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