Total Crime Rate

259.4 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 259.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 188.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.3 6/10
  • Public order 11.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.5 4/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Other crime 7.5 8/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Park Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Airedale and Ferry Fryston , and the 113th 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 Park Road (WF10 4RU) in the last 12 months was 259.4 per 1,000 residents and was 126.1% 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 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 41.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 62.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Road (WF10 4RU), the main crime hotspot is near Aspen Way. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Park Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Aspen Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stainburn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stainburn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stainburn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aspen Way —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Aspen Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aspen Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Aspen Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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