Crime Rates at Maxwell Street, Featherstone, Pontefract, WF7 5BN

Maxwell Street 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 Maxwell Street (WF7 5BN) 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 Maxwell Street (WF7 5BN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whiteley Street, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oxford Street (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.