Total Crime Rate

364.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

86.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 364.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 229.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 86.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.9 8/10
  • Public order 26.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Drugs 11.3 9/10
  • Robbery 11.3 9/10
  • Other crime 7.5 9/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Holywell Dene area has the 13th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Airedale and Ferry Fryston , and the 56th 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 Holywell Dene (WF10 4RG) in the last 12 months was 364.7 per 1,000 residents and was 182.9% 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 Shoplifting with 61 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -4.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 86.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 46.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holywell Dene (WF10 4RG), the main crime hotspot is near Stainburn Avenue. Police recorded 89 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Holywell Dene area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Wellgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Carr Wood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Redhill View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Wellgate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holywell Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Stainburn Avenue Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brindle Park Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Park Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stainburn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stainburn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Stainburn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stainburn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carr Wood Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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