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Safest Areas in Wakefield

Data: 2025-04 to 2026-03 · Source: data.police.uk

Burglaries (12 months)

559

5.16 per 1,000 residents

UK average (per 1,000)

3.4

England & Wales

vs UK average

+53%

burglary rate difference

Safest neighbourhoods in Wakefield

Ranked by burglary rate, lowest first

1

Stanley and Outwood East

2.47/1,000
Safety score: 552

Wrenthorpe and Outwood West

2.65/1,000
Safety score: 503

Wakefield Rural

2.94/1,000
Safety score: 444

Crofton, Ryhill and Walton

3.66/1,000
Safety score: 315

Normanton

4.45/1,000
Safety score: 206

Ardsley & Robin Hood

5.29/1,000
Safety score: 137

Wakefield South

5.74/1,000
Safety score: 118

Wakefield North

6.30/1,000
Safety score: 89

Wakefield West

6.71/1,000
Safety score: 710

Wakefield East

7.51/1,000
Safety score: 5

Burglary hotspots in Wakefield

Ranked by burglary rate, highest first

1

Wakefield East

7.51/1,000
Safety score: 52

Wakefield West

6.71/1,000
Safety score: 73

Wakefield North

6.30/1,000
Safety score: 84

Wakefield South

5.74/1,000
Safety score: 115

Ardsley & Robin Hood

5.29/1,000
Safety score: 136

Normanton

4.45/1,000
Safety score: 207

Crofton, Ryhill and Walton

3.66/1,000
Safety score: 318

Wakefield Rural

2.94/1,000
Safety score: 449

Wrenthorpe and Outwood West

2.65/1,000
Safety score: 5010

Stanley and Outwood East

2.47/1,000
Safety score: 55

About Wakefield

Population

108,338

Households

46,187

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Crime data from data.police.uk. Population data from Census 2021. Data covers 2025-04 to 2026-03.