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Wakefield in numbers

Every area compared, from public records

Crime

11,379crimes, June to August 2026

Every area ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents, by type, with the trend.

House prices

£200kmiddle price, 966 sales in 6 months

What homes really sold for in every area over six months, by type of home, from the Land Registry.

Planning

80applications and decisions, last month

New planning applications and decisions in every area over the last month, the biggest housing schemes and what gets approved.

Food hygiene

42hygiene scores, last month

Food hygiene scores published in every area over the last month, the low scores, and new food places waiting for a first inspection.

Roadworks

151roadworks on now or coming up

Roadworks and road closures on now or booked for the next month in every area, and who is doing the digging.

Fuel prices

167.9pcheapest unleadedat Grade Filling Station · most around 171.9p · dearest 195.9p · 44 stations

What every petrol station charges for unleaded and diesel, cheapest first, updated every half hour.

What's on

39events in the next 30 days

Gigs, club nights, comedy and pop-up events in every area over the next 30 days, updated daily.

Street reports

19street problems reported this month

Fly-tipping, potholes, graffiti and other street problems reported in every area this month, and what has been fixed.

Schools

142schools and their Ofsted results

Every state school and nursery with its latest Ofsted result, the new report cards, and how each area’s schools compare.

GPs, dentists and care

298GPs, dentists and care services

GP surgeries, dentists, care homes and home care in every area, with their Care Quality Commission ratings.

Charities

449charities based in Wakefield

Every registered charity based in each area, what it does, how big it is, and new ones as they register.

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9,437 shops, trades and services across Wakefield, with opening hours, food hygiene ratings and what’s going on nearby.

Restaurants 799Cafés 448Takeaways 439Pubs and bars 429Beauty salons 391Garages and mechanics 339Hairdressers 262Clothes shops 183Corner shops 178Car dealers 130Supermarkets 125Builders 121Gyms 119Care homes 99Estate and letting agents 95Barbers 91Petrol stations 85Dentists 84

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A free site that shows what’s changing near any WF, LS, S and DN postcode in Wakefield, from public records: planning applications and decisions, new food places and hygiene scores, roadworks, school inspections, GP and care ratings, crime, house prices, what’s on and local businesses.

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Every night. Planning, roadworks, licences, food hygiene and what’s on are checked daily; crime, house prices and school inspections are published monthly and checked weekly.

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Why “me babber”?

It’s how Bristolians say “my friend”. MeBabber started in Bristol, just up the road, and now covers Wakefield too.