Crime Rates at Dewsbury Road, Wakefield, WF2 9DS

Dewsbury Road area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Wakefield North , and the 354th highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dewsbury Road (WF2 9DS) in the last 12 months was 129.2 per 1,000 residents and was 22.9% 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 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 97.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dewsbury Road (WF2 9DS), the main crime hotspot is near Corbett Drive. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.