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Crime and justice in Wakefield

Metropolitan borough

Central Yorkshire and The Humber. 369,450 people in 339 square kilometres.

13 layers about crime and justice for Wakefield, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Crime and ASB by neighbourhood

Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026

Under 323 or more

Wakefield’s 215 neighbourhoods range from 0 to 151.

Crime and anti-social behaviour

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
3,606
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Crime and anti-social behaviour: Wakefield among every council313 areas from 19 to 12,917. The middle area is 1,167. Wakefield is 3,606.

Anti-social behaviour

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
4,722
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Anti-social behaviour: Wakefield among every council313 areas from 4 to 13,969. The middle area is 2,093. Wakefield is 4,722.

Burglary

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
1,583
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Burglary: Wakefield among every council313 areas from 6 to 6,781. The middle area is 406. Wakefield is 1,583.

Criminal damage and arson

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
3,222
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Criminal damage and arson: Wakefield among every council313 areas from 6 to 11,365. The middle area is 978. Wakefield is 3,222.

Drug offences

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
1,270
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Drug offences: Wakefield among every council313 areas from 2 to 7,670. The middle area is 369. Wakefield is 1,270.

Other crime

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
7,991
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Other crime: Wakefield among every council313 areas from 22 to 25,019. The middle area is 2,187. Wakefield is 7,991.

Recorded crime rate

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
116.1 per 1,000
Worked out by Open Index · Aug 2026

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wakefield at a rate of 116.1 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 108.4 per 1,000 people across Yorkshire and The Humber.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Against Yorkshire and The Humber
7% higher108.4 per 1,000
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Recorded crime rate: Wakefield among every council313 areas from 39.3 per 1,000 to 618.2 per 1,000. The middle area is 85.3 per 1,000. Wakefield is 116.1 per 1,000.

Robbery

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
452
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Robbery: Wakefield among every council313 areas from 0 to 3,601. The middle area is 101. Wakefield is 452.

Shoplifting

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
3,262
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Shoplifting: Wakefield among every council313 areas from 2 to 12,621. The middle area is 1,038. Wakefield is 3,262.

Theft from the person

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
225
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Theft from the person: Wakefield among every council313 areas from 0 to 17,267. The middle area is 54. Wakefield is 225.

Vehicle crime

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
2,223
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Vehicle crime: Wakefield among every council313 areas from 2 to 12,181. The middle area is 513. Wakefield is 2,223.

Violence and sexual offences

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
17,946
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Violence and sexual offences: Wakefield among every council313 areas from 49 to 62,950. The middle area is 4,756. Wakefield is 17,946.

Street-level crime

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Published as points, so there is no single figure for Wakefield. The map shows each one.

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