Glasshoughton
Middle areaNorth east Wakefield. 7,307 people in 3.9 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Glasshoughton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Glasshoughton
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Glasshoughton at a rate of 197.8 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 |
|---|---|
| Other crime | 383 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 353 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 222 |
| Shoplifting | 215 |
| Vehicle crime | 105 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 75 |
| Burglary | 39 |
| Drug offences | 28 |
| Robbery | 19 |
| Theft from the person | 6 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Glasshoughton compares
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Is Glasshoughton safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Glasshoughton at a rate of 197.8 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, 114 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Glasshoughton.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were other crime (383), violence and sexual offences (353) and anti-social behaviour (222).
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 Glasshoughton alone. See Wakefield
Glasshoughton in brief
The median price paid for a home in Glasshoughton was £200,000 in 2025.
Glasshoughton had 7,269 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Glasshoughton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Glasshoughton, 94.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.