Total Crime Rate

92.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 92.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.5 10/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rosehip Walk area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Altofts and Whitwood , and the 523rd highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rosehip Walk (WF10 5FL) in the last 12 months was 92.3 per 1,000 residents and was 24.0% lower than the Altofts and Whitwood average (121.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -55.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 44.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 39.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rosehip Walk (WF10 5FL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blenheim Way, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westwood Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rosehip Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Blenheim Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cutsyke Crest Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blenheim Way —
Sep 2025Other crime Blenheim Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Daisy Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Martin'S Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heather Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Larch Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cutsyke Crest Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cutsyke Crest Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Blenheim Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cutsyke Crest Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cutsyke Crest Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aketon Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Blenheim Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cutsyke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aketon Croft Under investigation
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Data Sources

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