Postcode · Wakefield
Crime in WF4 4RF
How much crime is recorded in WF4 4RF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Netherton & Middlestown
- Council
- Wakefield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,277 (2024)
How safe is WF4 4RF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF4 4RF area, broadly in line with 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
29.0
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 4RFNational
Violence and sexual offences22.323.6
Criminal damage and arson6.84.7
Public order4.84.6
Vehicle crime4.43.5
Burglary4.29.1
Anti-social behaviour3.310.7
Other crime3.01.5
Other theft2.54.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Drugs0.62.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 25% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.