Crime in Featherstone
Recorded crime in Featherstone is about the Wakefield average and 1.3 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has fallen 10%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Featherstone: about 11,237 residents in 13 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 2/10High crime
- Living
- 7.1/10Good
- 5-year change
- −10%fewer crimes
- vs the council
- 1.0×the Wakefield average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Featherstone.
Crime over 5 years
Down 10% in 5 years Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Featherstone, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: about the Wakefield average (1.3× the England and Wales average). 104 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 72% of the harm here
- Burglary: 12% of the harm here
- Other theft: 3% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 72% of the harm here. It is a broad police category: most of these crimes are assaults without injury, harassment and threats, often indoors between people who know each other, and only a small part are sexual or serious violent offences. Police data does not say which, so each one is weighted at the England and Wales average for the category, which can overstate a quiet residential area.
Anti-social behaviour: 16 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in Wakefield (the whole council area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole Wakefield council area, not only Featherstone. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 843 | 2.3 | About the same |
| Cars broken into | 1,034 | 2.8 | Down 5% |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 2,125 | 5.8 | Down 9% |
| Burglary of homes | 851 | 2.3 | Down 2% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 8 | - | - |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.
How often crimes lead to a charge in WF7
In WF7, the postcode district at the centre of Featherstone, 11% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 1,219 | 8% | 4% | 69% | 13% | 5% |
| Public order | 290 | 19% | 6% | 43% | 27% | 4% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 184 | 8% | 3% | 40% | 43% | 7% |
| Other theft | 131 | 2% | 1% | 33% | 62% | 3% |
| Shoplifting | 115 | 17% | 2% | 16% | 62% | 3% |
| Other crime | 93 | 9% | 3% | 58% | 15% | 15% |
| Drugs | 91 | 23% | 44% | 14% | 1% | 18% |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 79 | 10% | 1% | 18% | 71% | 0% |
| Burglary | 63 | 13% | 2% | 22% | 62% | 2% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 6% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 0.7 |
| Burglary | 5.2 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 49.9 |
| Drugs | 1.7 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.7 |
| Other crime | 3.1 |
| Other theft | 6.8 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.4 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 5.3 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 10.8 |
| Public order | 10.7 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.5 |
| Shoplifting | 7.9 |
Postcode districts in Featherstone
Nearby towns
Council: Wakefield
Monthly report: Wakefield crime falls 8% in August 2026
Questions about crime in Featherstone
- Is Featherstone a safe place to live?
- Featherstone scores 2 out of 10 for safety (high crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is about the Wakefield average.
- Is crime going up or down in Featherstone?
- Down 10% over 5 years, from 1,227 recorded crimes a year to 1,100.
- What is the most common crime in Featherstone?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 50 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Featherstone compare with Wakefield?
- Crime severity in Featherstone is about the Wakefield average.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Featherstone?
- In WF7, the postcode district at the centre of Featherstone, 11% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 26% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many burglaries are solved in Featherstone?
- Of 63 burglaries reported in WF7, the postcode district at the centre of Featherstone between September 2024 and August 2025, 13% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 62% were closed with no suspect identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Featherstone?
- In Wakefield, the council area Featherstone is in, the police recorded 843 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 2.3 per 1,000 residents, about the same as the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Featherstone?
- 2,125 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in Wakefield, the council area Featherstone is in, 5.8 per 1,000 residents, 1.2 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Featherstone last year?
- 8 homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in 2025/26, in Wakefield, the council area Featherstone is in, against 1 the year before. Police data does not say where in the area they happened.