Total Crime Rate

86.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 86.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.7 7/10
  • Shoplifting 12.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Carr Lane Avenue area has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Airedale and Ferry Fryston , and the 563rd highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Carr Lane Avenue (WF10 4PW) in the last 12 months was 86.0 per 1,000 residents and was 25.0% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 41.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carr Lane Avenue (WF10 4PW), the main crime hotspot is near Colorado Way. Police recorded 121 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Carr Lane Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lagentium Plaza Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Colorado Way
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Manor Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Merefield Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carr Lane Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson South View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carr Lane Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grafton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lagentium Plaza Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Colorado Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Colorado Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Colorado Way
Sep 2025Shoplifting Carr Lane Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Colorado Way
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Colorado Way
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 2025Shoplifting Tomahawk Trail Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Tomahawk Trail Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Weetworth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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