Total Crime Rate

40.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 40.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Bellflower Close area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 114 local areas in Altofts and Whitwood , and the 255th lowest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bellflower Close (WF10 5UF) in the last 12 months was 40.7 per 1,000 residents and was 66.5% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 250.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 20.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bellflower Close (WF10 5UF), the main crime hotspot is near Pasture Way. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bellflower Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Birchen Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cherry Tree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Carr Beck View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marsh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cherry Tree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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