Total Crime Rate

94.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 94.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.4 8/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Green Lane area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Featherstone , and the 512th highest crime rate of 1,130 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 Green Lane (WF7 6JE) in the last 12 months was 94.7 per 1,000 residents and was 28.4% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 65.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Green Lane (WF7 6JE), the main crime hotspot is near Post Office Road. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Green Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Featherstone Drive
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Duke Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Featherstone Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Featherstone Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mount Pleasant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rhyl Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dickinson Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dickinson Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Post Office Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Featherstone Drive
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences James Gibbs Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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