Postcode · Normanton
Crime in WF6 1UP
How much crime is recorded in WF6 1UP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Normanton East
- Council
- Wakefield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,489 (2024)
WF6 1UPNormanton
How safe is WF6 1UP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF6 1UP 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
16.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
24
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).
WF6 1UPNational
Violence and sexual offences13.523.6
Burglary5.79.1
Anti-social behaviour1.710.7
Public order1.64.6
Other theft1.34.5
Criminal damage and arson1.24.7
Other crime1.21.5
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Drugs0.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 32% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.