Total Crime Rate

144.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 144.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.0 10/10
  • Public order 16.0 9/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Thornhill Road area has the 46th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Airedale and Ferry Fryston , and the 318th highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thornhill Road (WF10 4NQ) in the last 12 months was 144.0 per 1,000 residents and was 25.5% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 92.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thornhill Road (WF10 4NQ), the main crime hotspot is near Parklands. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Thornhill Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pine Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brigg'S Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lightfoot Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henry Moore Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Durham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grafton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lisheen Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brigg'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parklands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brigg'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brigg'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bland'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Lisheen Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pontefract Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Pontefract Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Lightfoot Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pine Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thornhill Road
Sep 2025Public order Pine Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pine Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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