Total Crime Rate

140.6 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 140.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.3 8/10
  • Public order 22.3 9/10
  • Other theft 17.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.4 8/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.7 8/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.5 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Wakefield Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Dalton , and the 274th highest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wakefield Road (HD1 3AJ) in the last 12 months was 140.6 per 1,000 residents and was 0.6% lower than the Dalton average (141.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 78.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wakefield Road (HD1 3AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Colne Street. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wakefield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robinson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Crowther Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Burglary Silver Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sand Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King'S Mill Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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