Postcode · Wakefield
Crime in WF4 1DN
How much crime is recorded in WF4 1DN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Streethouse & Sharlston Common
- Council
- Wakefield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,513 (2024)
WF4 1DNWakefield
How safe is WF4 1DN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF4 1DN area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
39.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
64
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).
WF4 1DNNational
Violence and sexual offences35.123.6
Anti-social behaviour6.610.7
Criminal damage and arson6.24.7
Burglary5.19.1
Public order3.34.6
Other crime3.01.5
Other theft2.64.5
Drugs1.72.4
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 40% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.