Total Crime Rate

331.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 331.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 115.8 10/10
  • Other theft 35.4 10/10
  • Public order 35.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 28.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.5 10/10
  • Other crime 12.9 10/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Fearnley Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Featherstone , and the 78th 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 Fearnley Street (WF7 5BQ) in the last 12 months was 331.2 per 1,000 residents and was 150.4% higher 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -55.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 151.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 51.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fearnley Street (WF7 5BQ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 127 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fearnley Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A645 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clayton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A645 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Granville Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A645 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crossley Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crossley Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crossley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Andrew Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Martins Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farm Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farm Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Macauley Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Macauley Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hartley Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farm Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Andrew Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Short Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Short Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Whiteley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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