Crap Towns / Wakefield / Crime

How much crime is there in Wakefield?

The police recorded 144 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Wakefield from September 2023 to August 2026, 1.9 times the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 65.8. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 136, down from 151 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	151	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	146	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	136	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	65.8	34.1
Shoplifting	14.7	7.1
Public order	14.3	6.6
Other theft	10.8	5.4
Criminal damage and arson	10.3	7.0
Vehicle crime	6.8	3.8
Drugs	5.7	2.4
Burglary	5.7	3.1
Other crime	4.9	2.0
Robbery	1.8	0.6
Possession of weapons	1.4	0.8
Theft from the person	1.3	0.4
Bicycle theft	0.9	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Wakefield	–	144
Dewsbury	8.5 km	124
Morley	9.2 km	102
Horbury	4.1 km	86.1
Normanton	6.6 km	85.7
Rothwell	7.7 km	75.6
East Ardsley	5.5 km	74.2
Havercroft and Ryhill	9.0 km	74.2
Ossett	4.6 km	67.6
Crigglestone and Durkar	4.9 km	59.1
Crofton	5.4 km	53.9
The typical town	–	76.2