Total Crime Rate

215.8 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 215.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 107.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.8 10/10
  • Public order 18.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.4 6/10
  • Other crime 14.4 10/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Leatham Park Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Featherstone , and the 159th 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 Leatham Park Road (WF7 5DP) in the last 12 months was 215.8 per 1,000 residents and was 63.2% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 129.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leatham Park Road (WF7 5DP), 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 Leatham Park Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Leatham Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Leatham Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Leatham Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leatham Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pontefract Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Leatham Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leatham Park Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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