Total Crime Rate

78.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 78.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.0 7/10
  • Other crime 6.0 7/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Little Lane area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Featherstone , and the 517th lowest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Little Lane (WF7 5DN) in the last 12 months was 78.1 per 1,000 residents and was 41.0% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 45.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 87.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Little Lane (WF7 5DN), the main crime hotspot is near Leatham Drive. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Little Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Leatham Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leatham Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Leatham Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pontefract Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Leatham Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Leatham Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leatham Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leatham Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leatham Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellgarth Road —
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Data Sources

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