Total Crime Rate

124.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.0 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 124.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 70.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.5 9/10
  • Drugs 13.0 9/10
  • Public order 13.0 8/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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 6th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Skircoat , and the 184th highest crime rate of 684 local areas in Calderdale .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wakefield Road (HX3 0QH) in the last 12 months was 124.4 per 1,000 residents and was 14.1% higher than the Skircoat average (109.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 69.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wakefield Road (HX3 0QH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elland Wood Bottom, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Green Park Drive (8 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 (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Green Park Road —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Elland Wood Bottom Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Elland Wood Bottom Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Elland Wood Bottom Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Elland Wood Bottom Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Elland Wood Bottom Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Green Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elland Wood Bottom —
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Data Sources

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