Postcode · Wakefield
Crime in WF4 1QA
How much crime is recorded in WF4 1QA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Crofton
- Council
- Wakefield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,613 (2024)
WF4 1QAWakefield
How safe is WF4 1QA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF4 1QA area, below 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
26.8
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).
WF4 1QANational
Violence and sexual offences18.623.6
Burglary15.19.1
Anti-social behaviour8.710.7
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Other crime3.31.5
Public order3.04.6
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Other theft2.14.5
Theft from the person0.92.1
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Drugs0.72.4
Shoplifting0.68.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 27% 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.