Total Crime Rate

48.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 48.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 32.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
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

Morris Road area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 114 local areas in Altofts and Whitwood , and the 298th lowest crime rate of 1,126 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 Morris Road (WF10 5GP) in the last 12 months was 48.3 per 1,000 residents and was 55.5% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 32.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Morris Road (WF10 5GP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Barstow Mews, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Morris Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Morris Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Lumley Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lumley Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Greenbank Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenbank Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Marston Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marston Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lumley Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Robinson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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