Total Crime Rate

139.3 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 139.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.4 9/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Drugs 8.2 8/10
  • Public order 8.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Falcon Drive area has the 20th highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Altofts and Whitwood , and the 334th highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Falcon Drive (WF10 5SB) in the last 12 months was 139.3 per 1,000 residents and was 14.7% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 325.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 77.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 216.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Falcon Drive (WF10 5SB), the main crime hotspot is near Gannet Close. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Altofts and Whitwood

Crime Over Time in Falcon Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Fulmar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Love Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fulmar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gannet Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gannet Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Gannet Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Gannet Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Beancroft Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Leaf Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gannet Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Regent Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mallard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Falcon Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Falcon Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Love Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Love Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Love Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hemsby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Sheldrake Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Fulmar Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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