Total Crime Rate
111.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
55.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Irvin Terrace area has the 30th highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Altofts and Whitwood , and the 413th highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Irvin Terrace (WF10 5DG) in the last 12 months was 111.8 per 1,000 residents and was 3.1% higher than the Altofts and Whitwood average (108.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -77.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 55.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Irvin Terrace (WF10 5DG), the main crime hotspot is near Bus/Coach Station. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Altofts and Whitwood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hartley Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bus/Coach Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bus/Coach Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Castleford Bus Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Castleford Bus Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Castleford Bus Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Castleford Bus Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ridgefield Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Crowther Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crowther Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Crowther Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bus/Coach Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Albion Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Oxford Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | West Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leaf Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Albion Street | Under investigation |
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