Total Crime Rate

99.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 99.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 62.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Albert Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Featherstone , and the 470th highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Albert Street (WF7 5EY) in the last 12 months was 99.0 per 1,000 residents and was 23.1% lower 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 62.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Albert Street (WF7 5EY), 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 Albert Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Maxwell Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westerman Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Nunn'S Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westerman Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whiteley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Westerman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westerman Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Post Office 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 2026Criminal damage and arson Oxford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whiteley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whiteley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whiteley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting George Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Short Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Short Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whiteley Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Whiteley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whiteley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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