Total Crime Rate

1615.1 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 1615.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 513.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 407.6 10/10
  • Public order 162.3 10/10
  • Other theft 105.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 94.3 10/10
  • Drugs 67.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 64.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 49.1 10/10
  • Other crime 41.5 10/10
  • Burglary 30.2 10/10
  • Robbery 30.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 22.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 18.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.6 9/10
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 86 local areas in Ashbrow , and the 5th highest crime rate of 1,334 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 1615.1 per 1,000 residents and was 1480.2% higher than the Ashbrow average (102.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 136 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 70.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -68.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 164 (≈ 618.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wakefield Road (HD5 9AB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 14 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 (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King'S Mill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Crowther Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Mulberry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Mulberry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sand Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Silver Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robinson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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