The overall crime rate in Wakefield postcode area is 140.2 crimes per 1,000. Most crimes, 28.7k crimes were violent crimes which is 41.2% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 164% of national crime rate. The category of "other crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. "Other crime" rate is at 211% of national crime rate which puts Wakefield on 2. position out of 99 England's and Wales' postcode areas in this crime category. "Other crime" makes up 3.0% of all crimes committed in the area. The total number of "other crime" is 2.1k cases and has increased by 1.2% when compared year-over-year in the period of October 2023 - September 2024.
| Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Ranking (99 postcode areas) | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime → | 41.2% | 2. highest | 164% | 28.7k | -11.8% |
| Antisocial behaviour crime → | 10.5% | 48. lowest | 93% | 7.4k | 3.9% |
| Public order crime → | 9.2% | 2. highest | 176% | 6.4k | -27.4% |
| Criminal damage and arson crime → | 7.7% | 12. highest | 139% | 5.4k | -15.6% |
| Shoplifting crime → | 7.3% | 19. highest | 127% | 5.1k | -8.0% |
| Other theft crime → | 6.5% | 17. highest | 119% | 4.5k | -4.2% |
| Vehicle crime → | 5.6% | 27. highest | 126% | 3.9k | 2.9% |
| Burglary crime → | 4.1% | 19. highest | 133% | 2.8k | -11.5% |
| Other crime → | 3.0% | 2. highest | 211% | 2.1k | 1.2% |
| Drugs crime → | 2.5% | 21. highest | 127% | 1.8k | 2.6% |
| Robbery crime → | 0.8% | 34. highest | 80% | 524 | -5.8% |
| Possession of weapons crime → | 0.7% | 35. highest | 109% | 501 | -5.5% |
| Theft from the person crime → | 0.6% | 36. highest | 38% | 433 | -9.6% |
| Bicycle theft crime → | 0.4% | 20. lowest | 51% | 260 | -23.5% |
| Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Crime rate ranking | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
| For details, click on the crime name with '→' | |||||
This graph compares crime rate in Wakefield postcode area to the national crime rate for each crime statistic.
| Crime statistic | Wakefield postcode area crime rate | England and Wales - national crime rate |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 14.8 | 15.9 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| Burglary | 5.7 | 4.3 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 10.9 | 7.8 |
| Drugs | 3.5 | 2.8 |
| Other crime | 4.2 | 2.0 |
| Other theft | 9.0 | 7.6 |
| Possession of weapons | 1.0 | 0.9 |
| Public order | 12.9 | 7.3 |
| Robbery | 1.1 | 1.3 |
| Shoplifting | 10.2 | 8.1 |
| Theft from the person | 0.9 | 2.3 |
| Vehicle crime | 7.8 | 6.2 |
| Violent crime | 57.7 | 35.1 |
login →