Walton, Woolley & Bretton
Middle areaSouth west Wakefield. 6,288 people in 38 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Walton, Woolley & Bretton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Walton, Woolley & Bretton
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Walton, Woolley & Bretton at a rate of 48.7 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 | 88 |
| Other crime | 67 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 62 |
| Vehicle crime | 32 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 27 |
| Burglary | 19 |
| Drug offences | 9 |
| Shoplifting | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| Robbery | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Walton, Woolley & Bretton compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Walton, Woolley & Bretton safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Walton, Woolley & Bretton at a rate of 48.7 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, 25 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Walton, Woolley & Bretton.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (88), other crime (67) and anti-social behaviour (62).
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 Walton, Woolley & Bretton alone. See Wakefield
Walton, Woolley & Bretton in brief
The median price paid for a home in Walton, Woolley & Bretton was £361,500 in 2025.
Walton, Woolley & Bretton had 6,278 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Walton, Woolley & Bretton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Walton, Woolley & Bretton, 95.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.