Total Crime Rate

493.8 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 493.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 118.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 112.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.3 10/10
  • Public order 40.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 37.5 10/10
  • Burglary 34.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.1 10/10
  • Other theft 28.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 12.5 9/10
  • Drugs 9.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.4 10/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Cambridge Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Airedale and Ferry Fryston , and the 30th 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 Cambridge Street (WF10 5BH) in the last 12 months was 493.8 per 1,000 residents and was 330.4% 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 168.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 68.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cambridge Street (WF10 5BH), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 139 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cambridge Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/66)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Crowther Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sagar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Back Wesley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walden Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jessop Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jessop Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Jessop Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Jessop Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jessop Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Jessop Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glebe Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glebe Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sagar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sagar Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Wesley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sagar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Sagar Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Marshall Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Other theft Lower Cambridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Ashton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ashton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ashton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ashton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Oxford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Wesley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Wesley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beancroft Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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