Total Crime Rate

117.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 117.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 47.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.1 7/10
  • Shoplifting 29.4 7/10
  • Public order 14.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Drugs 11.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Hirst Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Wakefield North , and the 388th highest 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 Hirst Road (WF2 9DH) in the last 12 months was 117.7 per 1,000 residents and was 29.7% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 47.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 106.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hirst Road (WF2 9DH), the main crime hotspot is near Gloucester Grove. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hirst Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodland Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashleigh Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mona Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mona Street 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 2026Robbery Huntsman Fold Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hirst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hirst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gissing Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gissing Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakleigh Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Grove Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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