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Postcode district · Wakefield

Crime in WF1

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

Council
Wakefield
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
61,458 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WF1

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 51.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in WF1, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
51.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
98
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).

WF1National
Violence and sexual offences41.123.6
Burglary14.29.1
Shoplifting11.18.4
Anti-social behaviour9.110.7
Public order8.24.6
Criminal damage and arson6.54.7
Other theft5.94.5
Drugs4.82.4
Vehicle crime4.13.5
Other crime2.91.5
Robbery1.61.4
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Theft from the person1.22.1
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
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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