Wrenthorpe & Kirkhamgate
Middle areaNorth west Wakefield. 8,126 people in 5.7 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Wrenthorpe & Kirkhamgate live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Wrenthorpe & Kirkhamgate
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wrenthorpe & Kirkhamgate at a rate of 72.2 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 | 285 |
| Other crime | 106 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 69 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 45 |
| Vehicle crime | 37 |
| Shoplifting | 18 |
| Burglary | 16 |
| Drug offences | 9 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Wrenthorpe & Kirkhamgate compares
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Is Wrenthorpe & Kirkhamgate safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wrenthorpe & Kirkhamgate at a rate of 72.2 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, 61 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Wrenthorpe & Kirkhamgate.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (285), other crime (106) and anti-social behaviour (69).
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 Wrenthorpe & Kirkhamgate alone. See Wakefield
Wrenthorpe & Kirkhamgate in brief
The median price paid for a home in Wrenthorpe & Kirkhamgate was £250,000 in 2025.
Wrenthorpe & Kirkhamgate had 7,954 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Wrenthorpe & Kirkhamgate live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Wrenthorpe & Kirkhamgate, 99.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.