Dewsbury vs Wakefield East

Dewsbury has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) and recorded 9,578 crimes in the last 12 months. Wakefield East has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) with 18,266 crimes. Wakefield East scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Dewsbury shows a year-on-year crime trend of -3.9% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Wakefield East shows -6.4% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Dewsbury, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (4,403 incidents). In Wakefield East, it is Violent Crime (7,744 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Dewsbury recorded 908 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Wakefield East recorded 2,129. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Dewsbury totalled 4,403 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 7,744 in Wakefield East. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Dewsbury recorded 9,970 crimes (now 9,578, a change of -3.9%). Wakefield East recorded 19,515 crimes previously (now 18,266, -6.4%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Dewsbury has a resolution rate of 25.8% and Wakefield East has 27.7%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Dewsbury falls within the West Yorkshire Police boundary. Wakefield East is covered by West Yorkshire Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Dewsbury and Wakefield East. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.