Total Crime Rate

142.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.3 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 142.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 78.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.8 7/10
  • Other theft 14.2 9/10
  • Burglary 10.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Denby Dale Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Wakefield Rural , and the 307th highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Denby Dale Road (WF2 7BE) in the last 12 months was 142.4 per 1,000 residents and was 103.4% higher than the Wakefield Rural average (70.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 78.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Denby Dale Road (WF2 7BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Calder Island Way, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park/Open Space (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Denby Dale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Under investigation
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Data Sources

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