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Crime in WF1 5

How much crime is recorded in WF1 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Wakefield
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
15,682 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WF1 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 69.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in WF1 5, 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
69.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
137
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 5National
Violence and sexual offences55.523.6
Burglary20.49.1
Shoplifting16.28.4
Anti-social behaviour14.210.7
Criminal damage and arson10.34.7
Public order10.04.6
Other theft9.04.5
Drugs7.02.4
Vehicle crime5.13.5
Other crime4.11.5
Robbery1.71.4
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Theft from the person1.42.1
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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