Total Crime Rate

140.3 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 140.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.8 9/10
  • Public order 13.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.0 9/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • 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 · 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 10th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Rothwell , and the 730th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

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 (LS26 8EL) in the last 12 months was 140.3 per 1,000 residents and was 41.7% higher than the Rothwell average (99.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 266.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -18.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 46.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wakefield Road (LS26 8EL), the main crime hotspot is near Wakefield Road. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wakefield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Oulton Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shelley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sugar Hill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Wakefield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wakefield Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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