Outwood West
Middle areaNorth west Wakefield. 9,070 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.4 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Outwood West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Outwood West
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Outwood West at a rate of 84.0 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 | 312 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 114 |
| Other crime | 113 |
| Shoplifting | 70 |
| Vehicle crime | 59 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 47 |
| Burglary | 24 |
| Drug offences | 15 |
| Robbery | 7 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Outwood West compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Outwood West safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Outwood West at a rate of 84.0 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, 63 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Outwood West.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (312), anti-social behaviour (114) and other crime (113).
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 West alone. See Wakefield
Outwood West in brief
The median price paid for a home in Outwood West was £254,950 in 2025.
Outwood West had 8,500 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Outwood West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Outwood West, 97.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.