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Crime in WF7 6

How much crime is recorded in WF7 6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Wakefield
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
16,969 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WF7 6

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in WF7 6, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
32.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
65
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 6National
Violence and sexual offences26.823.6
Public order8.04.6
Burglary8.09.1
Anti-social behaviour6.110.7
Criminal damage and arson4.94.7
Shoplifting4.28.4
Drugs3.72.4
Other theft3.24.5
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Other crime2.41.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 17% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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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.

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