Crime Rates at Wakefield Road, Dewsbury, WF12 8ER

Wakefield Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Dewsbury East , and the 430th lowest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wakefield Road (WF12 8ER) in the last 12 months was 46.7 per 1,000 residents and was 70.9% lower than the Dewsbury East average (160.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wakefield Road (WF12 8ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bank View (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.