Total Crime Rate
125.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dewsbury Road area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Wakefield North , and the 374th highest crime rate of 1,130 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 125.8 per 1,000 residents and was 26.9% lower 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 87.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 82.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 81.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dewsbury Road (WF2 9DS), the main crime hotspot is near Corbett Drive. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Wakefield North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Gloucester Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Corbett Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cotswold Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gloucester Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Neville Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Corbett Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Magdalene Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Magdalene Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Magdalene Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Corbett Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Corbett Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Greaves Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moxon Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Moxon Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moxon Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moxon Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moxon Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moxon Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moxon Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Corbett Drive | Under investigation |
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