Total Crime Rate

763.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

301.8 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 763.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 301.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 260.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 165.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 106.5 10/10
  • Public order 94.7 10/10
  • Robbery 29.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.7 10/10
  • Other crime 23.7 10/10
  • Other theft 17.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.9 8/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Theft from the person 5.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
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

Wakefield Road area has the highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Featherstone , and the 11th 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 Wakefield Road (WF7 5HJ) in the last 12 months was 763.3 per 1,000 residents and was 493.0% higher than the Featherstone average (128.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 301.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wakefield Road (WF7 5HJ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 99 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wakefield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/49)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Priory Place —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whiteley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Clayton Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornlow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Maxwell Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting George Street Awaiting court outcome
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Whiteley Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Whiteley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whiteley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whiteley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whiteley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whiteley Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wingreen Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whiteley Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whiteley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whiteley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whiteley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whiteley Street Under investigation
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 2026Burglary Nunn'S Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farm Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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