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Crime in WF9 4PP

How much crime is recorded in WF9 4PP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Ryhill & South Hiendley
Council
Wakefield
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,814 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WF9 4PP

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF9 4PP area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
30.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
75
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 4PPNational
Anti-social behaviour27.010.7
Violence and sexual offences21.923.6
Burglary6.49.1
Vehicle crime5.53.5
Other crime5.51.5
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Public order3.64.6
Other theft2.34.5
Drugs0.92.4
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 15% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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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