Total Crime Rate
353.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Front Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Airedale and Ferry Fryston , and the 69th 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 Front Street (WF10 4QB) in the last 12 months was 353.4 per 1,000 residents and was 208.0% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 44.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 132.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Front Street (WF10 4QB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Front Street, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Crescent (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Airedale and Ferry Fryston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Newfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brookfield Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brookfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Newfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Weetworth Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Weetworth Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Weetworth Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Weetworth Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Weetworth Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Church Garth | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | School Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | School Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | School Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lagentium Plaza | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | The Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Front Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Front Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Carlton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carlton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Manor Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lagentium Plaza | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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