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Crime in WF8 1

How much crime is recorded in WF8 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Wakefield
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
15,054 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WF8 1

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 46.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in WF8 1, 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
46.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
100
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).

WF8 1National
Violence and sexual offences37.923.6
Shoplifting16.88.4
Anti-social behaviour14.310.7
Burglary9.79.1
Public order7.54.6
Criminal damage and arson6.64.7
Other theft5.04.5
Vehicle crime4.33.5
Drugs3.52.4
Other crime2.41.5
Robbery2.21.4
Theft from the person1.22.1
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 14% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
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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