Total Crime Rate
144.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Thornhill 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.
View Crime In Airedale and Ferry Fryston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pine Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brigg'S Avenue | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lightfoot Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Henry Moore Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Durham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grafton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Laburnum Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lisheen Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brigg'S Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parklands | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brigg'S Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Brigg'S Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bland'S Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Public order | Pontefract Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lightfoot Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Laburnum Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pine Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Thornhill Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Pine Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pine Close | Under investigation |
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