Total Crime Rate

109.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

84.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 109.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 84.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.0 6/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Chiltern Avenue area has the 31st highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Altofts and Whitwood , and the 418th highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chiltern Avenue (WF10 5PR) in the last 12 months was 109.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1.3% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 84.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chiltern Avenue (WF10 5PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park/Open Space, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bluebell Mews (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chiltern Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arnall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maskill Close
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waterloo Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bluebell Mews
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bluebell Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bluebell Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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