Total Crime Rate

315.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

114.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 315.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 114.0 10/10
  • Other theft 87.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 61.4 8/10
  • Public order 48.3 10/10
  • Robbery 35.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.5 7/10
  • Drugs 13.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 Gardens area has the 14th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Airedale and Ferry Fryston , and the 73rd highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Holywell Gardens (WF10 4RX) in the last 12 months was 315.8 per 1,000 residents and was 145.0% 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 Other theft with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 114.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holywell Gardens (WF10 4RX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park Road, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wellgate (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Holywell Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Wellgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carr Wood Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Carr Wood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holywell Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Wellgate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Front Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Park Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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