Crime Rate in Wakefield South, ward

Wakefield South has the 10th highest crime rate of 21 wards in Wakefield district and the 1095th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 100th highest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Wakefield South in the last 12 months was 121.7 per 1,000 residents and was 5.0% lower than the Wakefield district average (128.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Wakefield South’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 891 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 8 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -35.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,100 (≈ 72.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Wakefield South ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Charles Avenue. Police recorded 132 crimes here, including 91 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.