Total Crime Rate

46.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 46.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.4 4/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · 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 lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Dalton , and the 423rd lowest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wakefield Road (HD5 8DB) in the last 12 months was 46.3 per 1,000 residents and was 67.3% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 116.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wakefield Road (HD5 8DB), the main crime hotspot is near Ravensknowle Road. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 22 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 (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dalton Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Forest Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rothwell Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ravensknowle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ravensknowle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Brian Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brian Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holme Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Felcote Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Holly Tree Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Briarfield Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Dalton Grove Local resolution
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Kingston Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Kingston Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henley Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Marlow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Standiforth Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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