Total Crime Rate

1129.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 1129.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 392.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 210.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 160.3 10/10
  • Public order 81.3 10/10
  • Other theft 71.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 69.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 57.4 10/10
  • Other crime 26.3 10/10
  • Drugs 16.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.4 10/10
  • Burglary 12.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 9.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.8 7/10
  • Robbery 2.4 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

Carr Wood Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Airedale and Ferry Fryston , and the 7th highest crime rate of 1,130 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 1129.2 per 1,000 residents and was 884.2% 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 Shoplifting with 164 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 129 (≈ 308.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.1% 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 90 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Carr Lane Avenue (16 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 (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lagentium Plaza Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carr Lane Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary School Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Tomahawk Trail Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime School Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Church Garth Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Weetworth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Tomahawk Trail Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carr Lane Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Carr Lane Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Tomahawk Trail Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Tomahawk Trail Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Tomahawk Trail Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Front Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Front Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Manor Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lagentium Plaza Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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