Total Crime Rate

43.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 43.1 4/10
  • Violent crimes 34.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kirkdale Drive area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Wakefield Rural , and the 270th lowest crime rate of 1,126 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 Kirkdale Drive (WF4 3PS) in the last 12 months was 43.1 per 1,000 residents and was 38.4% lower than the Wakefield Rural average (70.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 34.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kirkdale Drive (WF4 3PS), the main crime hotspot is near Denby Dale Road West. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kirkdale Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Primrose Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Milton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Denby Dale Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Denby Dale Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirkdale Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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