Postcode · Wakefield
Crime in WF4 4LG
How much crime is recorded in WF4 4LG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Silkstone, Hoylandswaine & Cawthorne
- Council
- Barnsley
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,260 (2024)
WF4 4LGWakefield
How safe is WF4 4LG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF4 4LG area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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 4LGNational
Violence and sexual offences10.023.6
Anti-social behaviour6.410.7
Burglary5.09.1
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Public order1.94.6
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Other theft1.74.5
Shoplifting1.08.4
Robbery0.11.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Drugs0.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.