Total Crime Rate

121.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 121.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 75.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Public order 12.1 8/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Willowmore Fold area has the 10th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Featherstone , and the 380th highest crime rate of 1,126 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 Willowmore Fold (WF7 6NR) in the last 12 months was 121.4 per 1,000 residents and was 5.7% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 75.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willowmore Fold (WF7 6NR), the main crime hotspot is near Back Duke Street. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Willowmore Fold area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kimberley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Back Duke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Back Duke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Duke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mount Pleasant Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westerman Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westerman Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Westerman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westerman Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B6421 Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rhyl Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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