Total Crime Rate

1732.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

626.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 1732.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 626.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 626.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 347.2 10/10
  • Public order 192.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 120.8 10/10
  • Other theft 79.3 10/10
  • Robbery 64.2 10/10
  • Burglary 56.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 56.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 56.6 10/10
  • Drugs 52.8 10/10
  • Other crime 34.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 22.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 18.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
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 highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Ashbrow , and the 4th 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 9AB) in the last 12 months was 1732.1 per 1,000 residents and was 1679.0% higher than the Ashbrow average (97.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 166 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 87.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 166 (≈ 626.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wakefield Road (HD5 9AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Poplar Street (14 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Crowther Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King'S Mill Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mulberry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mulberry Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maple Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King'S Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King'S Mill Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson King'S Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King'S Mill Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Colne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crowther Street Under investigation
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 Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Colne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Park/Open Space Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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