Crime Rate in Wakefield East, ward

Wakefield East has the highest crime rate of 21 wards in Wakefield district and the 202nd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 14th highest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Wakefield East in the last 12 months was 232.9 per 1,000 residents and was 81.7% higher than the Wakefield district average (128.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Wakefield East’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1,923 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 39 cases , down -31.6% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 43.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -31.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2,557 (≈ 120.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Wakefield East ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Tuke Grove. Police recorded 269 crimes here, including 198 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.