Total Crime Rate

143.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

105.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 143.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 105.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Other crime 12.7 10/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 3/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Falcon Drive area has the 16th highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Altofts and Whitwood , and the 303rd 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 Falcon Drive (WF10 5SA) in the last 12 months was 143.5 per 1,000 residents and was 32.2% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 105.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 47.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Falcon Drive (WF10 5SA), the main crime hotspot is near Gannet Close. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Falcon Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leaf Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fulmar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dalton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridgefield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mallard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gannet Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gannet Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gannet Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gannet Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fulmar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fulmar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gannet Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beancroft Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vale View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beancroft Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hemsby Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hemsby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hemsby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Temple Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Love Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beancroft Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beancroft Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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