Total Crime Rate

231.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 231.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.0 9/10
  • Other theft 20.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.1 9/10
  • Public order 17.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 14.3 6/10
  • Burglary 11.4 9/10
  • Drugs 11.4 9/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 4th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Heckmondwike , and the 97th 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 (WF15 6BD) in the last 12 months was 231.4 per 1,000 residents and was 128.0% higher than the Heckmondwike average (101.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 88.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wakefield Road (WF15 6BD), the main crime hotspot is near Flush. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 10 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 (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Flush Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Leeds Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willow Tree Court —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Flush Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Flush Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boundary Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frost Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Chapel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chapel Street —
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Data Sources

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