Crime Rates at Dewsbury Road, Wakefield, WF2 9DU

Dewsbury Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Wakefield North , and the 409th 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 9DU) in the last 12 months was 116.0 per 1,000 residents and was 32.6% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 60.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 76.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 47.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dewsbury Road (WF2 9DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Goldsmith Avenue, where police recorded 102 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lindsay Avenue (44 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.