Crime Rates at Denby Dale Road, Wakefield, WF1 1HR

Denby Dale Road area has the highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Stanley and Outwood East , and the highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

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 Denby Dale Road (WF1 1HR) in the last 12 months was 3470.6 per 1,000 residents and was 5070.0% higher than the Stanley and Outwood East average (67.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 185 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 220 (≈ 2156.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Denby Dale Road (WF1 1HR), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 195 crimes here, including 125 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.