Total Crime Rate

118.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.8 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 118.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 73.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 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
  • 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

Kettlethorpe Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Wakefield Rural , and the 387th highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

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 Kettlethorpe Road (WF2 7ES) in the last 12 months was 118.1 per 1,000 residents and was 68.7% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 73.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kettlethorpe Road (WF2 7ES), the main crime hotspot is near Woodmoor Road. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kettlethorpe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hoyland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kettlethorpe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Kettlethorpe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dodworth Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kettlethorpe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langsett Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rockley Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rockley Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Adwick Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodmoor Road —
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Data Sources

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