Total Crime Rate

287.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

176.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 287.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 176.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 165.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.4 10/10
  • Other crime 25.2 10/10
  • Drugs 18.0 10/10
  • Other theft 18.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.2 4/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Leatham Park Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Featherstone , and the 83rd highest crime rate of 1,126 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 5DT) in the last 12 months was 287.8 per 1,000 residents and was 123.6% 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 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 176.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leatham Park Road (WF7 5DT), the main crime hotspot is near Leatham Drive. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 23 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 (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leatham Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leatham Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leatham Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leatham Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leatham Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leatham Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leatham Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pontefract Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leatham Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Leatham Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Beech Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beech Grove —
Apr 2026Burglary Leatham Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leatham Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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