Crime Rates at Dewsbury Road, Wakefield, WF2 9DQ

Dewsbury 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 Dewsbury Road (WF2 9DQ) 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 Dewsbury Road (WF2 9DQ), 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.