Durkar & Crigglestone
Middle areaWest Wakefield. 6,920 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 7.6 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Durkar & Crigglestone live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Durkar & Crigglestone
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Durkar & Crigglestone at a rate of 72.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 116.1 per 1,000 people across Wakefield.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 218 |
| Other crime | 96 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 69 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 48 |
| Burglary | 28 |
| Vehicle crime | 24 |
| Drug offences | 8 |
| Shoplifting | 3 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Durkar & Crigglestone compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Durkar & Crigglestone safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Durkar & Crigglestone at a rate of 72.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 116.1 per 1,000 people across Wakefield.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 43 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Durkar & Crigglestone.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (218), other crime (96) and anti-social behaviour (69).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Wakefield
These figures are published for the whole of Wakefield, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Wakefield and not Durkar & Crigglestone alone. See Wakefield
Durkar & Crigglestone in brief
The median price paid for a home in Durkar & Crigglestone was £220,000 in 2025.
Durkar & Crigglestone had 6,716 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Durkar & Crigglestone live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Durkar & Crigglestone, 97.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.