Total Crime Rate
86.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
49.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Falcon Drive area has the 43rd highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Altofts and Whitwood , and the 536th 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 5SB) in the last 12 months was 86.1 per 1,000 residents and was 20.7% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 49.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.3% 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 47 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leaf Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beancroft Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Teal Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mallard Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gannet Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gannet Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Gannet Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Gannet Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fulmar Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fulmar Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Fulmar Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Gannet Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Beancroft Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hemsby Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Beancroft Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Granville Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hemsby Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hemsby Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Temple Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Vale View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | John Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Love Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Beancroft Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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