Postcode · Wakefield
Crime in WF4 3EP
How much crime is recorded in WF4 3EP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Durkar & Crigglestone
- Council
- Wakefield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,628 (2024)
WF4 3EPWakefield
How safe is WF4 3EP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 42.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF4 3EP area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
42.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
76
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 3EPNational
Violence and sexual offences35.923.6
Burglary10.59.1
Criminal damage and arson9.24.7
Anti-social behaviour9.110.7
Public order5.44.6
Other theft4.04.5
Drugs2.52.4
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Other crime2.31.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 9% 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.