Total Crime Rate

137.3 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 137.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.5 9/10
  • Public order 23.3 9/10
  • Burglary 10.4 9/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · 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 7th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Skircoat , and the 189th highest crime rate of 685 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 137.3 per 1,000 residents and was 13.4% higher than the Skircoat average (121.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 98.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 111.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.4% 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 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Green Park Drive (10 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
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Park Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elland Wood Bottom Under investigation
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Data Sources

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