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Crime in WF5 8

How much crime is recorded in WF5 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Wakefield
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
12,176 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WF5 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 31.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in WF5 8, 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
31.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
58
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).

WF5 8National
Violence and sexual offences23.123.6
Burglary11.69.1
Shoplifting8.78.4
Anti-social behaviour8.410.7
Public order3.94.6
Other theft3.84.5
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Other crime1.91.5
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Robbery0.91.4
Drugs0.92.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 24% 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.

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