Postcode · Wakefield
Crime in WF3 1DF
How much crime is recorded in WF3 1DF, 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
- 1,701 (2024)
WF3 1DFWakefield
How safe is WF3 1DF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF3 1DF area, 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
23.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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 1DFNational
Violence and sexual offences17.223.6
Burglary10.79.1
Other theft5.64.5
Anti-social behaviour4.510.7
Public order3.24.6
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Other crime0.81.5
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 28% 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.