Crime

Crime in Wakefield by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

11,379crimes recordedJune to August 2026

+4%on the 3 months beforemore crime

Waltonlowest rate40.2 per 1,000 a year

107.7middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Micklefields (-22%), Hopetown (-21%) and Gawthorpe (-19%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#				Most common
1	ThornesWF2 · 2,998 residents	234.8	▲ 17%	violence
2	EastmoorWF1 · 11,298 residents	227.7	▲ 11%	violence
3	Belle VueWF1 · 7,318 residents	219.7	▲ 16%	violence
4	WakefieldWF1 · 54,574 residents	213.1	▲ 7%	violence
5	AgbriggWF1 · 7,318 residents	192.9	▲ 7%	violence
6	Belle IsleWF1 · 8,921 residents	192.4	▲ 19%	violence
7	Pinders HeathWF1 · 6,201 residents	189	▼ 1%	violence
8	LupsetWF2 · 13,104 residents	186.2	▲ 4%	violence
9	KnottingleyWF11 · 12,724 residents	181.4	▲ 24%	violence
10	City FieldsWF3 · 2,955 residents	181.4	▼ 4%	violence
11	WhitwoodWF10 · 26,485 residents	168.2	▼ 2%	violence
12	WheldonWF10 · 9,252 residents	166	▲ 7%	violence
13	CastlefordWF10 · 36,461 residents	164.3	▲ 5%	violence
14	GlasshoughtonWF10 · 8,798 residents	161.9	▲ 13%	violence
15	AiredaleWF10 · 12,584 residents	161.8	▲ 19%	violence
16	HemsworthWF9 · 11,042 residents	150.7	▲ 5%	violence
17	Newton HillWF1 · 49,396 residents	149.4	▲ 3%	violence
18	WrenthorpeWF2 · 41,600 residents	142.3	▲ 6%	violence
19	PledwickWF2 · 3,089 residents	139.9	▼ 13%	violence
20	SandalWF2 · 6,122 residents	137.9	▼ 2%	violence
21	NewmillerdamWF2 · 5,353 residents	137.5	▲ 3%	violence
22	MicklefieldsWF10 · 4,664 residents	136.4	▼ 22%	violence
23	PontefractWF8 · 32,973 residents	136	▲ 7%	violence
24	South ElmsallWF9 · 16,143 residents	135.3	▲ 4%	violence
25	South KirkbyWF9 · 16,829 residents	134.3	▼ 1%	violence
26	KinsleyWF9 · 3,735 residents	130.7	▲ 3%	violence
27	PortobelloWF2 · 8,692 residents	129.8	▲ 6%	violence
28	FlanshawWF2 · 15,951 residents	128.9	▲ 2%	violence
29	UptonWF9 · 3,259 residents	124	▲ 28%	violence
30	FerrybridgeWF11 · 25,885 residents	123.9	▲ 10%	violence
31	StreethouseWF7 · 3,198 residents	120.1	▲ 118%	violence
32	Hall GreenWF4 · 6,909 residents	116.9	▲ 19%	violence
33	FeatherstoneWF7 · 13,417 residents	116.9	▼ 13%	violence
34	WoolgreavesWF2 · 3,034 residents	114.7	▼ 28%	violence
35	CutsykeWF10 · 12,311 residents	113.7	▼ 7%	violence
36	AlverthorpeWF2 · 9,816 residents	112.9	▲ 3%	violence
37	Low AckworthWF7 · 1,814 residents	108	▼ 8%	violence
38	Sandal MagnaWF2 · 10,209 residents	107.7	▲ 10%	violence
39	South HiendleyS72 · 1,751 residents	107.4	▲ 24%	anti-social behaviour
40	OutwoodWF1 · 7,344 residents	102.4	▼ 5%	violence
41	HopetownWF6 · 4,032 residents	101.2	▼ 21%	violence
42	HorburyWF4 · 31,181 residents	100.6	▼ 3%	violence
43	DurkarWF4 · 5,081 residents	98.4	▲ 29%	violence
44	Purston JaglinWF7 · 16,639 residents	98.3	▼ 7%	violence
45	North ElmsallWF9 · 6,144 residents	97	▲ 23%	violence
46	KettlethorpeWF2 · 21,391 residents	96.7	▲ 6%	violence
47	NormantonWF6 · 24,808 residents	95.9	▼ 8%	violence
48	FitzwilliamWF9 · 5,253 residents	95.9	▲ 5%	violence
49	ChapelthorpeWF2 · 10,735 residents	93.9	▲ 14%	violence
50	OssettWF5 · 35,868 residents	92.2	▼ 4%	violence
51	OvertonWF4 · 2,977 residents	87.3	▲ 51%	violence
52	CarletonWF8 · 9,173 residents	85.9	▲ 9%	violence
53	Sharlston CommonWF4 · 4,542 residents	84.5	▲ 48%	violence
54	AltoftsWF6 · 5,927 residents	84.4	▼ 1%	violence
55	CrigglestoneWF4 · 12,028 residents	82.1	▲ 28%	violence
56	Lofthouse GateWF3 · 25,535 residents	80.4	▲ 2%	violence
57	GawthorpeWF5 · 12,768 residents	78.9	▼ 19%	violence
58	PainthorpeWF4 · 10,732 residents	78.3	▲ 27%	violence
59	HavercroftWF4 · 4,544 residents	78.3	▲ 7%	violence
60	Great CliffWF4 · 5,420 residents	76	▲ 20%	violence
61	HollingthorpeWF4 · 8,565 residents	75.2	▲ 24%	violence
62	StanleyWF3 · 21,958 residents	74.3	▲ 1%	violence
63	Calder GroveWF4 · 8,334 residents	73	▲ 36%	violence
64	SharlstonWF4 · 2,851 residents	68.7	▲ 40%	violence
65	Ackworth Moor TopWF7 · 8,244 residents	67.9	▲ 10%	violence
66	RyhillWF4 · 4,544 residents	66.9	▲ 3%	violence
67	CroftonWF4 · 10,891 residents	64.3	▲ 9%	violence
68	DarringtonWF8 · 1,561 residents	64.1	▲ 150%	violence
69	MiddlestownWF4 · 2,977 residents	63.2	▲ 21%	criminal damage
70	Horbury BridgeWF4 · 4,349 residents	58.9	▼ 17%	violence
71	New CroftonWF4 · 5,046 residents	58.7	▲ 61%	violence
72	North FeatherstoneWF7 · 3,010 residents	58.5	▼ 33%	violence
73	MilnthorpeWF2 · 6,032 residents	58.4	▼ 24%	violence
74	NethertonWF4 · 2,773 residents	40.4	▲ 8%	violence
75	WaltonWF2 · 4,475 residents	40.2	▲ 32%	violence

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

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Eastmoor

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Thornes

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Upton

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Questions people ask

Which areas of Wakefield have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Walton, Netherton, Milnthorpe, North Featherstone and New Crofton.

Which areas of Wakefield have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Thornes, Eastmoor, Belle Vue, Wakefield and Agbrigg.

Is crime going up or down in Wakefield?

Across Wakefield, 11,379 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 4% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.