Postcode · Wakefield
Crime in WF3 4NU
How much crime is recorded in WF3 4NU, 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
- 1,628 (2024)
How safe is WF3 4NU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF3 4NU 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
24.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
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 4NUNational
Violence and sexual offences18.823.6
Anti-social behaviour10.010.7
Burglary9.19.1
Criminal damage and arson5.84.7
Other crime3.31.5
Public order2.84.6
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Other theft2.34.5
Shoplifting1.48.4
Drugs1.12.4
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.