Total Crime Rate

52.5 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 52.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Public order 6.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Colwyn Terrace area has the 44th lowest crime rate of 114 local areas in Altofts and Whitwood , and the 348th 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 Colwyn Terrace (WF7 6JU) in the last 12 months was 52.5 per 1,000 residents and was 56.8% lower than the Altofts and Whitwood average (121.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 36.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colwyn Terrace (WF7 6JU), 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 Colwyn Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Featherstone Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dickinson Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences James Gibbs Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Post Office Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Dickinson Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rhyl Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mount Pleasant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Featherstone Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Featherstone Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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