Total Crime Rate

18.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 18.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Bishops Way area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 114 local areas in Altofts and Whitwood , and the 78th lowest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bishops Way (WF10 5GJ) in the last 12 months was 18.5 per 1,000 residents and was 84.8% 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 Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around Bishops Way (WF10 5GJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Montrose Gardens, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cutsyke Crest (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Altofts and Whitwood

Crime Over Time in Bishops Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ward Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aketon Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cutsyke Crest Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cutsyke Crest Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cutsyke Crest Under investigation
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Heather Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Martin'S Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Daisy Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Taylor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aketon Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Barstow Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Barstow Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Barstow Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Barstow Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Bolling Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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