Total Crime Rate

426.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

280.6 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 426.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 280.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 221.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.5 10/10
  • Public order 35.6 10/10
  • Other theft 19.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 19.8 10/10
  • Drugs 11.9 9/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Robbery 4.0 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Farm Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Featherstone , and the 37th 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 Farm Road (WF7 5ET) in the last 12 months was 426.9 per 1,000 residents and was 231.7% 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 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 71 (≈ 280.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Farm Road (WF7 5ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whiteley Street, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Moor Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Farm Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clayton Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whiteley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oxford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Oxford Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westerman Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whiteley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westerman Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Westerman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westerman Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mews Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whiteley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Post Office Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whiteley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whiteley Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Clayton Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Maxwell Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A645 Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Short Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Short Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting George Street Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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