Total Crime Rate

1088.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

339.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1088.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 339.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 277.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 241.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 236.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 88.5 10/10
  • Public order 83.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 47.9 10/10
  • Other theft 47.9 10/10
  • Other crime 21.5 10/10
  • Burglary 14.4 9/10
  • Drugs 9.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.2 9/10
  • Robbery 7.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Carr Wood Road area has the highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Airedale and Ferry Fryston , and the 7th highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Carr Wood Road (WF10 4PS) in the last 12 months was 1088.5 per 1,000 residents and was 744.4% higher than the Airedale and Ferry Fryston average (128.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 116 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 52.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 142 (≈ 339.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carr Wood Road (WF10 4PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Carr Lane Avenue (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Carr Wood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Carr Wood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Carr Lane Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tomahawk Trail Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tomahawk Trail Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tomahawk Trail Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carr Wood Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Garth Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Carr Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tomahawk Trail Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Front Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tomahawk Trail Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carr Lane Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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