Total Crime Rate

893.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 893.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 248.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 195.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 177.5 10/10
  • Public order 136.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 47.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.7 10/10
  • Robbery 17.8 10/10
  • Other crime 11.8 10/10
  • Other theft 11.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.8 10/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · 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 29 local areas in Featherstone , and the 11th highest crime rate of 1,130 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 893.5 per 1,000 residents and was 575.7% higher than the Featherstone average (132.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 114.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 360.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Priory Road (WF7 5HX), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 127 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Priory Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Whiteley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Four Stones Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Macauley Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Macauley Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hartley Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kempston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Thornlow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priory Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A645 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Priory Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priory Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A645 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Verner Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Martins Close —
Sep 2025Other crime Four Stones Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A645 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Andrew Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clayton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Granville Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Andrew Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stoborough Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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