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Crime in WF9 3

How much crime is recorded in WF9 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council: Wakefield
Region: Yorkshire and The Humber
Population: 10,396 (2024)

WF9 3Postcode sector · Pontefract

Crime

How safe is WF9 3

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 47.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in WF9 3, 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

47.8

Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1

All crime

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).

WF9 3National

Violence and sexual offences37.423.6

Burglary12.59.1

Shoplifting11.88.4

Anti-social behaviour9.110.7

Criminal damage and arson7.74.7

Public order7.64.6

Other theft4.94.5

Vehicle crime4.23.5

Other crime3.61.5

Drugs2.42.4

Robbery1.61.4

Possession of weapons0.90.9

Theft from the person0.72.1

Bicycle theft0.41.0

Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 19% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000

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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