Total Crime Rate

108.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 108.5 8/10
  • Other theft 27.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.0 9/10
  • Public order 13.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 12th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Dewsbury East , and the 404th highest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

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 (WF12 8AH) in the last 12 months was 108.5 per 1,000 residents and was 32.4% lower than the Dewsbury East average (160.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wakefield Road (WF12 8AH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ripon Road (12 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 (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fairfield Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fairfield Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Syke Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Syke Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Cross Park Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cross Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Canterbury Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Canterbury Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order New Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Frances Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wakefield Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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