Total Crime Rate

143.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 143.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 85.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.5 7/10
  • Other theft 13.8 9/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Station Lane area has the 9th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Featherstone , and the 305th highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Station Lane (WF7 5BJ) in the last 12 months was 143.3 per 1,000 residents and was 11.3% higher than the Featherstone average (128.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 85.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Station Lane (WF7 5BJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whiteley Street, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Moor Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Station Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Andrew Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Oxford Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whiteley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whiteley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whiteley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whiteley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oxford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whiteley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Post Office Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mews Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whiteley Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whiteley Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whiteley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartley Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Granville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clayton Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whiteley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Maxwell Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting George Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Clayton Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A645 Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Short Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Short Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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