Crap Towns / Crigglestone and Durkar / Crime

How much crime is there in Crigglestone and Durkar?

The police recorded 59.1 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Crigglestone and Durkar from September 2023 to August 2026, 22% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 31.0. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 59.3, down from 59.5 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	59.5	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	58.6	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	59.3	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	31.0	34.1
Public order	6.3	6.6
Other theft	6.2	5.4
Criminal damage and arson	5.2	7.0
Burglary	2.9	3.1
Vehicle crime	2.6	3.8
Other crime	2.4	2.0
Drugs	1.5	2.4
Shoplifting	0.5	7.1
Robbery	0.4	0.6
Bicycle theft	0.1	0.5
Possession of weapons	0.1	0.8
Theft from the person	0.1	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Wakefield	4.9 km	144
Dewsbury	8.1 km	124
Horbury	2.2 km	86.1
Royston	7.2 km	83.8
East Ardsley	9.2 km	74.2
Havercroft and Ryhill	8.2 km	74.2
Ossett	4.9 km	67.6
Crigglestone and Durkar	–	59.1
Crofton	6.9 km	53.9
Darton	6.2 km	51.4
Barugh Green and Redbrook	8.7 km	47.5
The typical town	–	76.2