Outwood East
Middle areaNorth west Wakefield. 6,211 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.7 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Outwood East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Outwood East
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Outwood East at a rate of 37.8 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 |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 109 |
| Other crime | 55 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 20 |
| Vehicle crime | 17 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 15 |
| Burglary | 12 |
| Drug offences | 7 |
| Robbery | 0 |
| Shoplifting | 0 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Outwood East compares
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Is Outwood East safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Outwood East at a rate of 37.8 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, 23 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Outwood East.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (109), other crime (55) and anti-social behaviour (20).
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 Outwood East alone. See Wakefield
Outwood East in brief
The median price paid for a home in Outwood East was £245,000 in 2025.
Outwood East had 6,146 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Outwood East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Outwood East, 99.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.