Total Crime Rate

115.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 115.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 66.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.6 9/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 12th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Almondbury , and the 355th 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 (HD8 0LU) in the last 12 months was 115.9 per 1,000 residents and was 33.8% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 66.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wakefield Road (HD8 0LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lydgate Drive (3 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 (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Greenacre Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tall Timbers Under investigation
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Data Sources

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