Postcode · Wakefield
Crime in WF3 4PH
How much crime is recorded in WF3 4PH, 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
- 1,466 (2024)
WF3 4PHWakefield
How safe is WF3 4PH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF3 4PH area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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 4PHNational
Violence and sexual offences11.823.6
Burglary6.29.1
Other theft3.94.5
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Anti-social behaviour1.710.7
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Shoplifting1.18.4
Other crime1.01.5
Drugs0.52.4
Public order0.24.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 32% 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.