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

Priory 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 Priory Road (WF7 5HX) 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 Priory Road (WF7 5HX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 99 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Priory Road (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Priory Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Priory Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Whiteley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clayton Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Clayton Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornlow Close Under investigation
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Whiteley Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whiteley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Granville 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 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Wingreen Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whiteley Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartley Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Andrew Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priory Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lister Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Huntwick Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priory Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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