Total Crime Rate

300.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

144.9 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 300.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 144.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 127.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 45.9 8/10
  • Burglary 28.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.7 7/10
  • Public order 14.1 8/10
  • Drugs 10.6 8/10
  • Other crime 10.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Temple Court area has the 15th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Airedale and Ferry Fryston , and the 77th highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Temple Court (WF10 5TF) in the last 12 months was 300.4 per 1,000 residents and was 133.0% higher than the Airedale and Ferry Fryston average (128.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 144.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Temple Court (WF10 5TF), the main crime hotspot is near Bus/Coach Station. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Temple Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/66)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Churwell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dalton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crowther Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Crowther Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crowther Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Booth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Welbeck Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welbeck Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Churwell Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Churwell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person St Nicholas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Castleford Bus Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Nicholas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castleford Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Roundhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Roundhill Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary University Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson University Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft University Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery University Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ashton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ashton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ashton Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ashton Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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