Total Crime Rate

53.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 53.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.3 4/10
  • Public order 10.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.2 4/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Henley Drive area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Featherstone , and the 363rd 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 Henley Drive (WF7 5NY) in the last 12 months was 53.8 per 1,000 residents and was 59.3% lower than the Featherstone average (132.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Henley Drive (WF7 5NY), the main crime hotspot is near Stoborough Crescent. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Henley Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kempston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Thornlow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Nunns View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nunns View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Girnhill Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stoborough Crescent Under investigation

Data Sources

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