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Crime in WF10 3

How much crime is recorded in WF10 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Wakefield
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
20,156 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WF10 3

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 55.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in WF10 3, well above 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
55.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
103
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).

WF10 3National
Violence and sexual offences41.223.6
Shoplifting24.78.4
Anti-social behaviour14.410.7
Burglary12.49.1
Criminal damage and arson9.34.7
Vehicle crime8.73.5
Public order7.74.6
Other theft5.34.5
Other crime3.61.5
Drugs1.52.4
Robbery1.51.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Theft from the person0.62.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 13% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
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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