Total Crime Rate

83.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.9 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 83.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 42.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.1 7/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Elliotsdale Street area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Featherstone , and the 557th highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elliotsdale Street (WF7 6NT) in the last 12 months was 83.1 per 1,000 residents and was 35.4% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 42.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elliotsdale Street (WF7 6NT), 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 Elliotsdale Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kimberley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Duke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westerman Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Westerman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westerman Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westerman Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mount Pleasant Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B6421 Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Back Duke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Back Duke Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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