Postcode · Wakefield
Crime in WF3 3FU
How much crime is recorded in WF3 3FU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Outwood East
- Council
- Wakefield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,172 (2024)
WF3 3FUWakefield
How safe is WF3 3FU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF3 3FU area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
24
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 3FUNational
Violence and sexual offences11.523.6
Public order2.94.6
Other crime2.31.5
Drugs1.82.4
Anti-social behaviour1.610.7
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Other theft1.14.5
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Burglary0.19.1
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.