Total Crime Rate
27.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Nunns Croft area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Featherstone , and the 144th lowest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Nunns Croft (WF7 5HS) in the last 12 months was 27.0 per 1,000 residents and was 79.6% lower than the Featherstone average (132.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Nunns Croft (WF7 5HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Victoria Street (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Featherstone| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kempston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A645 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Whiteley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nunns View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nunns View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Girnhill Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Purston Park Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A645 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A645 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Thornlow Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | George Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | George Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | George Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | George Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Park/Open Space | — |
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