Postcode · Wakefield
Crime in WF4 1FB
How much crime is recorded in WF4 1FB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Crofton
- Council
- Wakefield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,126 (2024)
How safe is WF4 1FB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF4 1FB 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
27.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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 1FBNational
Violence and sexual offences24.823.6
Anti-social behaviour5.110.7
Public order3.74.6
Burglary3.79.1
Other theft2.84.5
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Other crime1.71.5
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Shoplifting0.78.4
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 31% 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.