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Crime in WF7 5PH

How much crime is recorded in WF7 5PH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Featherstone
Council
Wakefield
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,881 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WF7 5PH

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 87.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF7 5PH area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
87.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
174
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).

WF7 5PHNational
Violence and sexual offences77.123.6
Shoplifting26.98.4
Criminal damage and arson14.44.7
Public order11.34.6
Anti-social behaviour10.910.7
Other crime10.11.5
Other theft8.04.5
Burglary7.19.1
Drugs3.32.4
Robbery2.71.4
Possession of weapons2.60.9
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Theft from the person0.52.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
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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