Total Crime Rate

43.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 43.3 4/10
  • Violent crimes 39.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Stoborough Crescent area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Featherstone , and the 271st 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 Stoborough Crescent (WF7 5PE) in the last 12 months was 43.3 per 1,000 residents and was 66.4% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 39.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stoborough Crescent (WF7 5PE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 74 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 Stoborough Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Priory Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nunns View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornlow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wingreen Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Granville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartley Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Macauley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Macauley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Andrew Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priory Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Huntwick Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Priory Place —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priory Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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