Total Crime Rate

90.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.7 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 90.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 58.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.3 8/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.5 3/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 22nd highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Almondbury , and the 509th 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 (HD5 8PS) in the last 12 months was 90.3 per 1,000 residents and was 4.3% higher than the Almondbury average (86.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 58.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wakefield Road (HD5 8PS), the main crime hotspot is near Fernside Crescent. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 31 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 (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coach House Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Green Lea Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rowlands Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fernside Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Brooklyn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Fernside Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Fernside Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fernside Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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