Total Crime Rate
422.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Temple Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Altofts and Whitwood , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 1,130 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 Temple Street (WF10 5RB) in the last 12 months was 422.4 per 1,000 residents and was 247.8% 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 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 73 (≈ 263.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Temple Street (WF10 5RB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 108 crimes here, including 43 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St Nicholas Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Crowther Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Beancroft Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Welbeck Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Welbeck Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Welbeck Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Welbeck Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crowther Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crowther Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Crowther Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Leaf Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Crowther Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Crowther Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Crowther Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Crowther Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crowther Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Parking Area | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Churwell Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | St Nicholas Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Roundhill Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Churwell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Roundhill Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Roundhill Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Churwell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Roundhill Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Churwell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Roundhill Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Roundhill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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