Total Crime Rate
81.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Parklands area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Airedale and Ferry Fryston , and the 541st lowest crime rate of 1,130 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 Parklands (WF10 4HJ) in the last 12 months was 81.4 per 1,000 residents and was 29.1% 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 Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 52.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Parklands (WF10 4HJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parklands, where police recorded 39 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 | Public order | Pine Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Smawthorne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Laburnum Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lisheen Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bland'S Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Charles Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Michael'S Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Michael'S Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Smawthorne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Glebe Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Henry Moore Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Oxford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Vickers Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Robin Hood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Robin Hood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Robin Hood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lisheen Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pontefract Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Pretoria Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Laburnum Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Pontefract Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Pretoria Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pine Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pine Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pine Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lower Cambridge Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glebe Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glebe Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Pretoria Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glebe Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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