Total Crime Rate

46.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 46.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.2 6/10
  • Burglary 7.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

The Delph area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Featherstone , and the 299th 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 The Delph (WF7 5AX) in the last 12 months was 46.7 per 1,000 residents and was 64.7% lower than the Featherstone average (132.2 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 , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 27.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Delph (WF7 5AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ravensmead, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Houndhill Lane (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Delph area

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Data Sources

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