Postcode · Wakefield
Crime in WF3 2ET
How much crime is recorded in WF3 2ET, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Tingley East & East Ardsley
- Council
- Leeds
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,012 (2024)
WF3 2ETWakefield
How safe is WF3 2ET
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 55.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF3 2ET area, 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
55.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
102
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 2ETNational
Violence and sexual offences46.323.6
Burglary18.09.1
Public order10.94.6
Criminal damage and arson9.24.7
Anti-social behaviour9.210.7
Other theft6.24.5
Other crime6.01.5
Vehicle crime4.63.5
Drugs3.22.4
Shoplifting1.18.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Robbery0.21.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.