Total Crime Rate

331.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 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

Lister Close 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 Lister Close (WF7 5BT) 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 Lister Close (WF7 5BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 92 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Priory Road (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lister Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Martins Close —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Andrew Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priory Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priory Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Priory Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Other theft Wakefield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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