Total Crime Rate
193.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
76.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Netherfield Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Altofts and Whitwood , and the 181st highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Netherfield Close (WF10 5QW) in the last 12 months was 193.0 per 1,000 residents and was 77.9% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 76.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Netherfield Close (WF10 5QW), the main crime hotspot is near Bluebell Mews. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Altofts and Whitwood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Waterloo Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Stone Crop Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterloo Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bluebell Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bluebell Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bluebell Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wood Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Carr Beck Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Bramblings | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Bramblings | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Buttercup Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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