Total Crime Rate

80.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 80.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 61.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.6 8/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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 25th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Wakefield Rural , and the 552nd lowest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kettlethorpe Road (WF2 7EW) in the last 12 months was 80.5 per 1,000 residents and was 15.0% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 61.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kettlethorpe Road (WF2 7EW), the main crime hotspot is near Silkstone Crescent. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 12 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 (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hoyland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silkstone Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Slack Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Georges Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silkstone Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silkstone Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silkstone Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Deffer Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Deffer Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kettlethorpe Road Under investigation
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Deffer Road —
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Data Sources

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