Total Crime Rate
396.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Barnes Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Altofts and Whitwood , and the 53rd highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Barnes Road (WF10 5SS) in the last 12 months was 396.2 per 1,000 residents and was 226.2% 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 65 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 77 (≈ 290.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Barnes Road (WF10 5SS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A639, where police recorded 208 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gannet Close (52 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Altofts and Whitwood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Willow Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Churwell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | A639 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | A639 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | A639 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | A639 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | A639 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Falcon Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Falcon Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | A639 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Sheldrake Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | A639 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Churwell Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Churwell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | A639 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Churwell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Churwell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | A639 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | A639 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | A639 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Longacre | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Longacre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Longacre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | A639 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Willow Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Willow Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mallard Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | A639 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | A639 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | A639 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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