Total Crime Rate

153.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.9 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 153.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 53.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 30.8 10/10
  • Burglary 19.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 8/10
  • Drugs 11.5 9/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.7 4/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Smawthorne Lane area has the 41st highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Airedale and Ferry Fryston , and the 270th 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 Smawthorne Lane (WF10 4ER) in the last 12 months was 153.9 per 1,000 residents and was 19.3% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 53.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smawthorne Lane (WF10 4ER), 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 Smawthorne Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person St Nicholas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lower Oxford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Jessop 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Bland'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Jessop Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bland'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Cambridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ambler Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ambler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ambler Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ambler Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Pretoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pretoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pretoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Pretoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Jessop Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parklands Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary University Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ashton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft University Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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