Total Crime Rate

68.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 68.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 28.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.8 6/10
  • Public order 10.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Girnhill Lane area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Featherstone , and the 469th lowest crime rate of 1,126 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 Girnhill Lane (WF7 5NZ) in the last 12 months was 68.1 per 1,000 residents and was 47.1% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Girnhill Lane (WF7 5NZ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 25 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 Girnhill Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Macauley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Macauley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wingreen Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornlow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nunns View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nunn'S Lane —
Apr 2026Burglary Nunn'S Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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