Total Crime Rate
59.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ferrybridge Road area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Airedale and Ferry Fryston , and the 393rd 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 Ferrybridge Road (WF10 4JP) in the last 12 months was 59.2 per 1,000 residents and was 48.4% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 31.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ferrybridge Road (WF10 4JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Edendale, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cross Park Avenue (7 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 | Other theft | Park Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Morton Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Morton Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Carlton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carlton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Heald Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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