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Crime in WF4 3LD

How much crime is recorded in WF4 3LD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Kettlethorpe & Chapelthorpe
Council
Wakefield
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,619 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WF4 3LD

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 44.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF4 3LD area, well 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
44.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
67
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 3LDNational
Violence and sexual offences35.923.6
Anti-social behaviour7.710.7
Burglary5.79.1
Public order5.54.6
Vehicle crime5.33.5
Other theft3.54.5
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Other crime1.51.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Drugs0.52.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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.

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