Total Crime Rate

189.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 189.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 126.1 10/10
  • Public order 25.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.6 8/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Other crime 8.4 9/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Featherstone Lane area has the 10th highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Altofts and Whitwood , and the 200th highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Featherstone Lane (WF7 6LR) in the last 12 months was 189.1 per 1,000 residents and was 55.7% higher 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 151.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 56.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Featherstone Lane (WF7 6LR), the main crime hotspot is near Halton Street. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Featherstone Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Dixon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mount Pleasant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rhyl Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Featherstone Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Carlton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Carlton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Featherstone Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Featherstone Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Featherstone Drive —
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 Halton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Gladstone Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Alexander Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dixon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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