Total Crime Rate

68.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 68.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.1 4/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Willow Court area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Airedale and Ferry Fryston , and the 460th lowest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Willow Court (WF10 4HE) in the last 12 months was 68.8 per 1,000 residents and was 40.0% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 44.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.5% 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 82 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.

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Crime Over Time in Willow Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smawthorne Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Longacre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parklands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thornhill Road
Sep 2025Public order Ashton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pine Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Pine Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pine Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pine Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Longacre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Longacre
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ashton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Glebe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vickers Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glebe Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glebe Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glebe Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walden Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lightfoot Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lightfoot Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ashton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henry Moore Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smawthorne Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smawthorne Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smawthorne Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Smawthorne Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smawthorne Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Smawthorne Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Willow Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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