Total Crime Rate

93.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.4 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 93.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 59.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.4 8/10
  • Drugs 9.1 8/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Westwood Road area has the 36th highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Altofts and Whitwood , and the 492nd highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westwood Road (WF10 5JF) in the last 12 months was 93.6 per 1,000 residents and was 13.7% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -23.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 59.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westwood Road (WF10 5JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blenheim Way, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cutsyke Crest (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Westwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Cutsyke Crest Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cutsyke Crest Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Maple Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cutsyke Crest Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Burglary Rosehip Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Westwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maple Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Cutsyke Crest Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Burglary Cutsyke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Westwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westfields Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westfields Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westfields Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Garth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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