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Overview of Wakefield crime rate

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Wakefield is positioned 5th among 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts in terms of crime rates. In the year 2023, a total of 51318 crime incidents were reported. According to the latest census, Wakefield has a population of 353370. This results in a crime rate of 145.22 crimes per 1000 residents. This rate shows a minor decrease of 0.1% from the previous year.

The predominant crime types in Wakefield include Violence and sexual offences (41.3%) Public order (10.5%) Anti-social behaviour (8.8%), while the less frequent crime types encompass Possession of weapons (0.7%) Theft from the person (0.6%) Bicycle theft (0.5%).

Wakefield is divided into 21 wards. Wards experiencing higher crime rates include Wakefield North (302.3), Wakefield West (226.5), Castleford Central and Glasshoughton (216.6). Conversely, the safest wards are Wrenthorpe and Outwood West (86.2), Crofton, Ryhill and Walton (83.2), Wakefield Rural (79.4).

In Wakefield, there was an increase in Anti-social behaviour by 2.41 in 2020, Other theft by 1.72 in 2022, and Public order offences by 3.47 in 2021 and 1.72 in 2022. Shoplifting rates rose by 2.28 in 2021 and 2.66 in 2022, while Violence and sexual offences saw significant increases of 7.25 in 2021 and 7.71 in 2022. However, there were decreases in Anti-social behaviour by -5.65 in 2021 and -4.97 in 2022, Other theft by -1.52 in 2020, Public order by -3.23 in 2023, Shoplifting by -2.21 in 2020, and Vehicle crime by -2.27 in 2020.

Wakefield crime incidents by crime type

A total of 51318 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.

Violence and sexual offences – 21202 (41.3)%
Public order – 5364 (10.5)%
Anti-social behaviour – 4534 (8.8)%
Shoplifting – 4368 (8.5)%
Criminal damage and arson – 4182 (8.1)%
Other theft – 3301 (6.4)%
Vehicle crime – 2386 (4.6)%
Burglary – 2101 (4.1)%
Other crime – 1372 (2.7)%
Drugs – 1243 (2.4)%
Robbery – 353 (0.7)%
Possession of weapons – 336 (0.7)%
Theft from the person – 314 (0.6)%
Bicycle theft – 262 (0.5)%

How does Wakefield compare against nearby areas ?

Wakefield ranks 5th when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.

List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):

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Crime rates in Wakefield wards

There are 21 wards within Wakefield. Wakefield North, Wakefield West, Castleford Central and Glasshoughton has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.

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List of all 21 wards from high crime rate to low.