Total Crime Rate

1382.7 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 1382.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 375.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 357.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 234.7 10/10
  • Public order 144.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 65.0 10/10
  • Other theft 39.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 36.1 10/10
  • Drugs 28.9 10/10
  • Burglary 25.3 10/10
  • Other crime 21.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 18.1 10/10
  • Robbery 14.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 10.8 9/10
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

Oxford Court Gardens area has the highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Airedale and Ferry Fryston , and the 6th 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 Oxford Court Gardens (WF10 5DH) in the last 12 months was 1382.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1105.2% 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 104 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 146 (≈ 527.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oxford Court Gardens (WF10 5DH), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 108 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oxford Court Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crowther Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crowther Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castleford Bus Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crowther Place —
Sep 2025Public order Crowther Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Crowther Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Crowther Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Crowther Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Crowther Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crowther Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Castleford Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Welbeck Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Welbeck Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Welbeck Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Welbeck Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons St Nicholas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Castleford Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Castleford Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Nicholas Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Booth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bradley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bradley Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bradley Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bradley Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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