Total Crime Rate

86.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 86.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 37.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Woolley Hart Way area has the 41st highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Altofts and Whitwood , and the 534th highest crime rate of 1,126 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 Woolley Hart Way (WF10 5YA) in the last 12 months was 86.3 per 1,000 residents and was 20.5% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 37.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woolley Hart Way (WF10 5YA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Montrose Gardens, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cutsyke Crest (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Woolley Hart Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Robinson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnsdale Estate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Railway View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Montrose Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Montrose Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frobisher Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnsdale Estate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnsdale Estate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barnsdale Estate —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cutsyke Crest Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rhodes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mulberry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cutsyke Crest Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Martin'S Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cutsyke Crest Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other crime Cutsyke Crest Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences David Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Rhodes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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