Total Crime Rate

417.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

314.9 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 417.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 314.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 302.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 38.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.0 7/10
  • Burglary 12.8 9/10
  • Public order 12.8 8/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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 8th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Airedale and Ferry Fryston , and the 39th 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 4EW) in the last 12 months was 417.0 per 1,000 residents and was 223.5% 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 71 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 74 (≈ 314.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smawthorne Lane (WF10 4EW), 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 (30/44)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridgefield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Jessop Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lower Oxford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Michael'S Close 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 Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Hugh Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Jessop Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Walden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ambler Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ambler Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Glebe Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Richmond Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ambler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ambler Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ashton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ashton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ashton Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dalton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crowther Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Crowther Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crowther Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Churwell Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Churwell Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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