Total Crime Rate

111.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 111.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 55.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.5 9/10
  • Public order 12.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.3 5/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • 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
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

Temple Street area has the 30th highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Altofts and Whitwood , and the 413th highest crime rate of 1,126 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 Temple Street (WF10 5RD) in the last 12 months was 111.8 per 1,000 residents and was 3.1% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 55.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Temple Street (WF10 5RD), the main crime hotspot is near Bus/Coach Station. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Temple Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/60)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Churwell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Castleford Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Castleford Bus Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridgefield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dalton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crowther Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Crowther Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crowther Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Booth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Welbeck Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welbeck Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Churwell Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Churwell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person St Nicholas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Castleford Bus Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Nicholas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Roundhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Roundhill Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary University Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson University Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft University Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences University Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ashton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ashton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ashton Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ashton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ashton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Castleford Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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