Crime Rates at Dempsey Close, Wakefield, WF2 9DZ

Dempsey Close area has the 16th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Wakefield North , and the 257th highest crime rate of 1,130 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 Dempsey Close (WF2 9DZ) in the last 12 months was 167.2 per 1,000 residents and was 2.9% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 116.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 76.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 123.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dempsey Close (WF2 9DZ), 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.