Postcode · Wakefield
Crime in WF4 4PU
How much crime is recorded in WF4 4PU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Netherton & Middlestown
- Council
- Wakefield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,400 (2024)
WF4 4PUWakefield
How safe is WF4 4PU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF4 4PU area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 4PUNational
Violence and sexual offences11.523.6
Burglary11.39.1
Anti-social behaviour7.610.7
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Other theft2.14.5
Other crime1.41.5
Drugs0.92.4
Robbery0.51.4
Public order0.54.6
Shoplifting0.58.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 27% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.