Total Crime Rate

278.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

187.7 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 278.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 187.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 168.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.9 10/10
  • Other theft 19.4 9/10
  • Public order 12.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
  • Other crime 9.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Priory Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Featherstone , and the 85th highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Priory Road (WF7 5JY) in the last 12 months was 278.3 per 1,000 residents and was 116.2% higher 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 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 187.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Priory Road (WF7 5JY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 74 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Huntwick Drive (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Priory Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priordale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Huntwick Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Huntwick Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Huntwick Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Huntwick Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Huntwick Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Huntwick Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Huntwick Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Huntwick Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Priory Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priory Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lister Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Priory Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Huntwick Drive 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
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Huntwick Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Huntwick Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Huntwick Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Huntwick Drive Under investigation

Data Sources

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