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Crime in WF7 6EA
How much crime is recorded in WF7 6EA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Streethouse & Sharlston Common
- Council
- Wakefield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,696 (2024)
WF7 6EAPontefract
How safe is WF7 6EA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 46.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF7 6EA area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
46.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
78
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).
WF7 6EANational
Violence and sexual offences43.123.6
Public order9.64.6
Criminal damage and arson7.24.7
Other theft4.54.5
Burglary4.39.1
Other crime3.11.5
Anti-social behaviour3.110.7
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Theft from the person1.42.1
Shoplifting1.28.4
Drugs0.92.4
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 25% 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.