Total Crime Rate

93.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.6 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 93.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 48.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.1 5/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Robbery 8.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Other theft 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

Willow Court area has the 41st lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Airedale and Ferry Fryston , and the 499th 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 Willow Court (WF10 4HE) in the last 12 months was 93.1 per 1,000 residents and was 27.8% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 48.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willow Court (WF10 4HE), 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 Willow Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ashton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ambler Street
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Bland'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brigg'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brigg'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ambler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Road 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Lightfoot Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lightfoot Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parklands Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pine Close
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Michael'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pine Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Hugh Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Glebe Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ashton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ashton Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ashton Street Under investigation
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 2026Vehicle crime Richmond Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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