Total Crime Rate

107.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 107.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 46.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.6 7/10
  • Burglary 14.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 45th lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Airedale and Ferry Fryston , and the 430th 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 Smawthorne Lane (WF10 4EX) in the last 12 months was 107.9 per 1,000 residents and was 16.3% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 46.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smawthorne Lane (WF10 4EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pretoria Street, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parklands (16 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 (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ambler Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Pretoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lisheen Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ambler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maltkiln Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Maltkiln Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gladstone Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robin Hood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robin Hood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Robin Hood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pontefract Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Cambridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Stanley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parklands Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stanley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pretoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pretoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ambler Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ambler Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lower Oxford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastfield Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pretoria Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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