Total Crime Rate

137.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.4 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 137.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 88.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Haselden Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Wakefield North , and the 323rd 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 Haselden Road (WF2 8NN) in the last 12 months was 137.2 per 1,000 residents and was 18.1% lower than the Wakefield North average (167.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 88.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Haselden Road (WF2 8NN), the main crime hotspot is near Roundwood Rise. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Haselden Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Roundwood Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roundwood Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chantry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dewsbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashleigh Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakleigh Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Haselden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakwood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Townley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hirst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Roundwood Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roundwood Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hirst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roundwood Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roundwood Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roundwood Rise Under investigation
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Data Sources

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