Total Crime Rate
122.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
65.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wakefield has the 6th highest crime rate of 15 districts in Yorkshire and The Humber region and the 44th highest crime rate district of 318 districts in England and Wales. Within the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 6th highest crime rate of 15 districts.
The overall crime rate in Wakefield in the last 12 months was 122.4 per 1,000 residents and was 10.1% higher than the Yorkshire and The Humber region average (111.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Wakefield’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19,144 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 161 cases , down -9.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 7.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -10.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23,447 (≈ 65.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
Last 12 months · All offences per 1,000 residents
District average: 122.4 per 1,000
| Ward | Per 1,000 | vs. District | Label vs UK wards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wakefield East | 217.1 | 94.7 (77%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 2 | Wakefield North | 167.5 | 45.1 (37%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 3 | Castleford Central and Glasshoughton | 156.1 | 33.7 (28%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 4 | Knottingley | 154.6 | 32.2 (26%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 5 | Wakefield West | 151.2 | 28.8 (24%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 6 | Pontefract North | 146.2 | 23.8 (19%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 7 | Airedale and Ferry Fryston | 128.9 | 6.5 (5%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 8 | Featherstone | 128.7 | 6.3 (5%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 9 | Hemsworth | 126.8 | 4.4 (4%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 10 | South Elmsall and South Kirkby | 126.2 | 3.8 (3%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 11 | Wakefield South | 120.9 | -1.5 (-1%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 12 | Altofts and Whitwood | 108.5 | -13.9 (-11%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 13 | Normanton | 94.5 | -27.9 (-23%) | High 8/10 |
| 14 | Ossett | 85.7 | -36.7 (-30%) | High 7/10 |
| 15 | Pontefract South | 77.5 | -44.9 (-37%) | High 7/10 |
| 16 | Horbury and South Ossett | 76.5 | -45.9 (-37%) | High 7/10 |
| 17 | Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton | 71.9 | -50.5 (-41%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 18 | Wakefield Rural | 70.0 | -52.4 (-43%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 19 | Stanley and Outwood East | 67.1 | -55.3 (-45%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 20 | Crofton, Ryhill and Walton | 61.2 | -61.2 (-50%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 21 | Wrenthorpe and Outwood West | 57.4 | -65.0 (-53%) | Typical 5/10 |
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