Total Crime Rate

104.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 104.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 64.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.1 8/10
  • Public order 15.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 7/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.5 7/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Wakefield Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Dalton , and the 411th highest crime rate of 1,332 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 104.9 per 1,000 residents and was 24.7% lower than the Dalton average (139.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 64.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wakefield Road (HD1 3AJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Colne Street (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wakefield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Kings Mill Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King'S Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson King'S Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King'S Mill Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King'S Mill Lane —
Apr 2026Burglary Turnbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Colne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Colne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maple Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Colne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Carforth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Aspley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Aspley Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crowther Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crowther Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Park/Open Space Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King'S Mill Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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