Total Crime Rate
112.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
41.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wakefield Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Skircoat , and the 212th highest crime rate of 684 local areas in Calderdale .
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 (HX3 0TP) in the last 12 months was 112.5 per 1,000 residents and was 3.3% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 41.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wakefield Road (HX3 0TP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park/Open Space, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Copley Mount (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Skircoat| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Copley Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Riverwood Drive | Under investigation |
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