Postcode · Wakefield
Crime in WF3 3TE
How much crime is recorded in WF3 3TE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Outwood West
- Council
- Wakefield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,455 (2024)
WF3 3TEWakefield
How safe is WF3 3TE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 11.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF3 3TE 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
11.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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 3TENational
Anti-social behaviour9.610.7
Violence and sexual offences7.023.6
Burglary3.79.1
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Public order2.64.6
Other theft1.94.5
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Other crime1.31.5
Drugs0.82.4
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.