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Crime in WF6 1BE

How much crime is recorded in WF6 1BE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Normanton West
Council
Wakefield
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,829 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WF6 1BE

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 60.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF6 1BE area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
60.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
89
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).

WF6 1BENational
Violence and sexual offences51.423.6
Burglary12.69.1
Criminal damage and arson7.24.7
Anti-social behaviour6.410.7
Public order5.24.6
Other theft3.34.5
Other crime3.11.5
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Drugs2.12.4
Robbery1.31.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Theft from the person0.72.1
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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