Postcode · Wakefield
Crime in WF1 4QA
How much crime is recorded in WF1 4QA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Eastmoor
- Council
- Wakefield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,742 (2024)
How safe is WF1 4QA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 70.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF1 4QA area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
70.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
128
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 4QANational
Violence and sexual offences59.423.6
Burglary14.89.1
Public order13.54.6
Anti-social behaviour12.910.7
Drugs9.42.4
Criminal damage and arson8.84.7
Other theft5.54.5
Other crime4.21.5
Vehicle crime3.93.5
Robbery1.71.4
Theft from the person1.62.1
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Shoplifting0.98.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.