Total Crime Rate

16.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 16.6 2/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dalefield Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Normanton , and the 66th lowest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dalefield Road (WF6 1HD) in the last 12 months was 16.6 per 1,000 residents and was 84.2% lower than the Normanton average (105.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dalefield Road (WF6 1HD), the main crime hotspot is near Atkinson Court. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dalefield Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Neville Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Firville Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Firville Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Firville Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dalefield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime York Villas Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheatley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Firville Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Potts' Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sanderson Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Potts' Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Church Fields Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cambridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Fields Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Fields Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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