Total Crime Rate
346.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Fryers Way area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Wakefield North , and the 72nd 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 Fryers Way (WF5 9TJ) in the last 12 months was 346.8 per 1,000 residents and was 101.4% higher than the Wakefield North average (172.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 95.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fryers Way (WF5 9TJ), the main crime hotspot is near Goldsmith Avenue. Police recorded 102 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Wakefield North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Goldsmith Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Goldsmith Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Goldsmith Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Goldsmith Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Goldsmith Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Haggs Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Goldsmith Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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