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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in DN6: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

DN6 recorded 389 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 8.59 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 35.5% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 10.2% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring97.38 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment389 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 10.2% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

389
trending_up +1.3% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

97.38per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

989

Within DN6 district

Wakefield

45,265

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Supermarket Map
total: 15 Shoplifting: 14 Violence and sexual offences: 1
15
Queen'S Road Map
total: 10 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Other crime: 2
10
Grosvenor Road Map
total: 9 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Criminal damage and arson: 3
9
Great North Road Map
total: 8 Shoplifting: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 1
8
Market Street Map
total: 8 Drugs: 4 Possession of weapons: 2
8
Sports/Recreation Area Map
total: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Drugs: 2
8
Sudforth Lane Map
total: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 6 Burglary: 2
8
Scorcher Hills Lane Map
total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Criminal damage and arson: 1
6
Whitefield Bungalows Map
total: 6 Other crime: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 2
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Whitley Thorpe Lane Map
total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 6
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Crime Breakdown

April 2026
389 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
138
35.5%
Anti-social Behaviour
65
16.7%
Other Theft
38
9.8%
Criminal Damage & Arson
32
8.2%
Shoplifting
25
6.4%
Vehicle Crime
24
6.2%
Public Order
19
4.9%
Other Crime
17
4.4%
Drug Offences
13
3.3%
Burglary
11
2.8%
Weapons Possession
5
1.3%
Robbery
2
0.5%

Crime Analysis: DN6

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in DN6 (35.5%). Anti-social Behaviour (16.7%) and Other Theft (9.8%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in DN6 has fallen sharply — by 10.2%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for DN6 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +1.3%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -10.2%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -1.0%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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