Total Crime Rate

104.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 104.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.3 10/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.8 3/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle 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

Cowslip Lane area has the 36th highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Altofts and Whitwood , and the 464th 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 Cowslip Lane (WF10 5UG) in the last 12 months was 104.7 per 1,000 residents and was 13.8% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 55.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 72.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cowslip Lane (WF10 5UG), 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.

View Crime In Altofts and Whitwood

Crime Over Time in Cowslip Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heather Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cherry Tree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Daisy Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Martin'S Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Birchen Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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