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Crime Rates in Wakefield, local authority district

Crime Rate

135

135

High 7/10

Last updated: 06.11.2024

Annual total crime rate in Wakefield, (local authority district) is 135 crimes per thousand resident population. This can be rated as 7 out of 10 or high crime level compared to other boroughs/local authority districts in England and Wales.

Crime rates in Wakefield (local authority district) by type

Violence and sexual offences 54.5 8/10
Anti-social behaviour 14.3 5/10
Public order 12.2 8/10
Shoplifting 11.6 7/10
Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
Other theft 8.91 6/10
Vehicle crime 6.8 7/10
Burglary 5.58 7/10
Other crime 3.83 8/10
Drugs 3.53 7/10
Robbery 1.05 4/10
Possession of weapons 0.914 5/10
Theft from the person 0.809 3/10
Bicycle theft 0.572 3/10

Data source: data.police.uk

Oct 2023 - Sept 2024

Above are annual crime rates in Wakefield (local authority district) by crime type.

The figures in black represent the number of crimes of a certain type per thousand resident population in Wakefield (local authority district).

The figures in grey indicate the relative ratings of Wakefield (local authority district) for a specific crime type compared to other boroughs/local authority districts in England and Wales.

Higher ratings correspond to higher crime rates.

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Historical crime rates in Wakefield (local authority district) and Yorkshire and The Humber (region)

Number of crimes per 1000 resident population

  • Wakefield
    LAD
  • Yorkshire and The Humber
    region

Data source: data.police.uk

Crime rate ratings in Wakefield (local authority district)

Higher ratings correspond to higher crime rates.

Horizontal: area ratings based on annual total crime rate per 1000 resident population.

Vertical: number of areas


Data source: data.police.uk

Annual total crime rates in local authority districts of Wakefield (local authority district)

*annual total crimes per 1000 resident population

Data source: data.police.uk

Oct 2023 - Sept 2024

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