Total Crime Rate
167.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lisheen Avenue area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Airedale and Ferry Fryston , and the 256th highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lisheen Avenue (WF10 4HA) in the last 12 months was 167.4 per 1,000 residents and was 45.9% higher than the Airedale and Ferry Fryston average (114.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -78.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 111.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lisheen Avenue (WF10 4HA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near York Street, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Smawthorne Lane (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Airedale and Ferry Fryston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Thornhill Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Smawthorne Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Willow Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Willow Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Willow Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Smawthorne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Pretoria Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Smawthorne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Oxford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Vickers Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Smawthorne Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Smawthorne Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Smawthorne Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Michael'S Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Smawthorne Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Glebe Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lisheen Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Robin Hood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Robin Hood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Robin Hood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Charles Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Pretoria Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Pretoria Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Pretoria Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Michael'S Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Pretoria Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bland'S Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glebe Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glebe Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Laburnum Court | Under investigation |
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