Crime Rate in Wakefield North, ward

Wakefield North has the 3rd highest crime rate of 21 wards in Wakefield district and the 451st highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 36th highest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Wakefield North in the last 12 months was 172.2 per 1,000 residents and was 34.4% higher than the Wakefield district average (128.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Wakefield North’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1,489 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 22 cases , down -8.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 10.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -16.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,862 (≈ 85.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Wakefield North ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 481 crimes here, including 238 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.