Total Crime Rate

108.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.9 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 108.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 59.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.9 1/10
  • Robbery 1.9 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 16th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Almondbury , and the 389th highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wakefield Road (HD5 8PY) in the last 12 months was 108.6 per 1,000 residents and was 25.4% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 59.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wakefield Road (HD5 8PY), 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 (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Brooklyn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cranwood Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fleming Court —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woodedge Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodedge Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranwood Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fernside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cranwood Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Dalton Green Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fernside Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Fernside Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Fernside Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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