Postcode · Wakefield
Crime in WF3 1BE
How much crime is recorded in WF3 1BE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Tingley West & West Ardsley
- Council
- Leeds
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,593 (2024)
WF3 1BEWakefield
How safe is WF3 1BE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF3 1BE area, well 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
21.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
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).
WF3 1BENational
Violence and sexual offences17.123.6
Shoplifting14.98.4
Burglary5.79.1
Anti-social behaviour3.310.7
Public order3.14.6
Drugs1.82.4
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Other crime1.21.5
Criminal damage and arson1.14.7
Other theft1.04.5
Robbery0.51.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 24% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.