Wakefield Central
Middle areaNorth west Wakefield. 10,165 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.3 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Wakefield Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Wakefield Central
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wakefield Central at a rate of 368.2 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 | 1,346 |
| Other crime | 749 |
| Shoplifting | 632 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 323 |
| Drug offences | 204 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 193 |
| Vehicle crime | 85 |
| Robbery | 80 |
| Burglary | 79 |
| Theft from the person | 52 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Wakefield Central compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Wakefield Central safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wakefield Central at a rate of 368.2 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, 342 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Wakefield Central.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,346), other crime (749) and shoplifting (632).
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 Wakefield Central alone. See Wakefield
Wakefield Central in brief
The median price paid for a home in Wakefield Central was £150,000 in 2025.
Wakefield Central had 9,191 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Wakefield Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Wakefield Central, 83.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.