Postcode · Wakefield
Crime in WF3 4FE
How much crime is recorded in WF3 4FE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Stanley, Moorhouse & Bottomboat
- Council
- Wakefield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,432 (2024)
How safe is WF3 4FE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF3 4FE 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
29.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
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 4FENational
Violence and sexual offences21.523.6
Vehicle crime6.23.5
Other theft5.44.5
Anti-social behaviour5.310.7
Burglary5.29.1
Public order4.64.6
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Drugs2.32.4
Other crime0.71.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.