Total Crime Rate

108.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.7 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 108.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 76.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.7 9/10
  • Public order 13.9 8/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Hebden Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Wakefield East , and the 428th highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hebden Road (WF1 4BX) in the last 12 months was 108.0 per 1,000 residents and was 50.3% lower than the Wakefield East average (217.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 76.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hebden Road (WF1 4BX), the main crime hotspot is near Arncliffe Road. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hebden Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivy Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hebden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Forest Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Arncliffe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arncliffe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Windhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Haldane Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rylstone Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Irwin Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Irwin Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hebden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hebden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hebden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Garsdale Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garsdale Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Irwin Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sawley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Starbeck Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Queen Elizabeth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Queen Elizabeth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pannal Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivy Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Forest Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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