Crime Rates at Dewsbury Road, Wakefield, WF2 9BZ

Dewsbury Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Wakefield North , and the 89th highest crime rate of 1,130 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 Dewsbury Road (WF2 9BZ) in the last 12 months was 308.2 per 1,000 residents and was 78.9% higher than the Wakefield North average (172.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -93.8% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -93.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 213.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dewsbury Road (WF2 9BZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 75 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bentley Road (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.