Postcode · Wakefield
Crime in WF1 3EE
How much crime is recorded in WF1 3EE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Outwood East
- Council
- Wakefield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,414 (2024)
WF1 3EEWakefield
How safe is WF1 3EE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF1 3EE area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
WF1 3EENational
Violence and sexual offences18.923.6
Burglary6.99.1
Anti-social behaviour4.810.7
Public order4.04.6
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Other theft1.44.5
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Other crime0.61.5
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.