Crime Rate in Wrenthorpe and Outwood West, ward

Wrenthorpe and Outwood West has the lowest crime rate of 21 wards in Wakefield district and the 3254th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 116th lowest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Wrenthorpe and Outwood West in the last 12 months was 57.7 per 1,000 residents and was 55.0% lower than the Wakefield district average (128.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Wrenthorpe and Outwood West’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 530 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 628 (≈ 32.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Wrenthorpe and Outwood West ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Parking Area, with 60 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Limestone Road (33 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.