Total Crime Rate

647.5 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 647.5 10/10
  • Other theft 309.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 104.3 10/10
  • Burglary 50.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 50.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.2 9/10
  • Public order 32.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.4 8/10
  • Drugs 10.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 10.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.2 8/10
  • Robbery 7.2 8/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Denby Dale Road area has the highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Wakefield West , and the 19th highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Denby Dale Road (WF2 8ED) in the last 12 months was 647.5 per 1,000 residents and was 304.6% higher than the Wakefield West average (160.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 86 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 143.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 69.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Denby Dale Road (WF2 8ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Major Street, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thornleigh Road (12 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 (7/7)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fawcett Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornleigh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Holme Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Holmfield Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Major Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornleigh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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