Total Crime Rate

321.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 321.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 75.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.7 9/10
  • Drugs 30.2 10/10
  • Burglary 25.1 10/10
  • Other theft 25.1 10/10
  • Public order 20.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Shoplifting 7.5 5/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

California Drive area has the 6th highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Altofts and Whitwood , and the 83rd highest crime rate of 1,130 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 California Drive (WF10 5QH) in the last 12 months was 321.6 per 1,000 residents and was 164.8% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 114.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 103.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around California Drive (WF10 5QH), the main crime hotspot is near California Drive. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in California Drive area

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Data Sources

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