Crime Rates at Denby Dale Road, Durkar, Wakefield, WF4 3BB

Denby Dale Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Wakefield Rural , and the 130th highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Denby Dale Road (WF4 3BB) in the last 12 months was 244.6 per 1,000 residents and was 237.1% higher than the Wakefield Rural average (72.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 103.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Denby Dale Road (WF4 3BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Navigation Court, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Maybury Avenue (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.