Total Crime Rate

118.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 118.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 55.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.5 10/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Daisy Way area has the 26th highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Altofts and Whitwood , and the 387th highest crime rate of 1,126 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 Daisy Way (WF10 5FJ) in the last 12 months was 118.1 per 1,000 residents and was 8.8% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 55.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Daisy Way (WF10 5FJ), the main crime hotspot is near Cutsyke Crest. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Daisy Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Marston Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marston Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Martin'S Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cutsyke Crest Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cutsyke Crest Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Cutsyke Crest Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other crime Cutsyke Crest Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Burglary Rosehip Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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