Postcode · Wakefield
Crime in WF3 1DB
How much crime is recorded in WF3 1DB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Morley Bruntcliffe & Woodkirk
- Council
- Leeds
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,437 (2024)
How safe is WF3 1DB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 31.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF3 1DB area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
31.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
56
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 1DBNational
Violence and sexual offences24.223.6
Burglary10.89.1
Criminal damage and arson6.64.7
Public order5.74.6
Anti-social behaviour5.610.7
Other crime3.11.5
Drugs2.02.4
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Robbery1.01.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Other theft0.64.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 27% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.