Total Crime Rate

399.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 399.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 195.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.9 9/10
  • Public order 26.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.0 10/10
  • Other theft 18.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.0 9/10
  • Burglary 10.0 8/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 2nd highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Dalton , and the 34th highest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wakefield Road (HD5 0AW) in the last 12 months was 399.2 per 1,000 residents and was 182.1% higher than the Dalton average (141.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 98 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 85.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wakefield Road (HD5 0AW), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 12 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 (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hall Garth Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thistle Hieghts Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Quarry Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Tandem Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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