Total Crime Rate

170.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 170.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.8 10/10
  • Burglary 21.7 10/10
  • Public order 18.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 7/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • 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
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

Temple Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Altofts and Whitwood , and the 246th highest crime rate of 1,130 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 170.8 per 1,000 residents and was 40.6% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -29.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 87.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Temple Street (WF10 5RD), the main crime hotspot is near Bus/Coach Station. Police recorded 86 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Altofts and Whitwood

Crime Over Time in Temple Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/71)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ashton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Welbeck Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Churwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Churwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Churwell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Churwell Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Welbeck Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Welbeck Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beancroft Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Welbeck Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Nicholas Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crowther Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crowther Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Crowther Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ridgefield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Crowther Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Crowther Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Crowther Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Ashton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Churwell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roundhill Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Falcon Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Longacre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Ashton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ashton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order University Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary University Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour University Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour University Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Longacre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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