Total Crime Rate

165.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 165.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 52.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.3 8/10
  • Other theft 15.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Robbery 7.5 8/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

High Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Altofts and Whitwood , and the 261st highest crime rate of 1,130 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 High Street (WF10 5JU) in the last 12 months was 165.9 per 1,000 residents and was 36.6% higher than the Altofts and Whitwood average (121.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 63.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (WF10 5JU), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Altofts and Whitwood

Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Regent Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Oxford Street —
Sep 2025Drugs A6032 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Catlow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mill Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kensington Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences David Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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