Total Crime Rate

137.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 137.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 52.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.8 6/10
  • Other theft 20.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.3 5/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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 3rd highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Denby Dale , and the 283rd highest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wakefield Road (HD8 9HU) in the last 12 months was 137.8 per 1,000 residents and was 172.8% higher than the Denby Dale average (50.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -68.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 41.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wakefield Road (HD8 9HU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Langley Lane, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heritage Court (15 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 (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langley Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langley Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langley Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langley Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackthorn Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Langley Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heritage Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Heritage Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Heritage Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Langley Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Langley Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Water Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Burglary Pennine Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Spring Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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