Wakefield crime stats

February 2024

Most crimes, 31.1k crimes were violent crimes which is 41.4% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 177% of national crime rate. Other crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 21.2% over the last twelve months.Wakefield crime statistics
Crime categoryShare of all crimesRanking (95 postcode areas)% of national crime rateCrime volume% annual change
Violent crime →41.4%2. highest177%31.1k-5.0%
Public order crime →10.6%1. highest200%7.9k-20.1%
Antisocial behaviour crime →9.6%41. lowest92%7.2k10.1%
Criminal damage and arson crime →8.3%6. highest157%6.2k-4.7%
Shoplifting crime →7.3%7. highest154%5.5k6.2%
Other theft crime →6.2%19. highest116%4.7k-3.1%
Vehicle crime →5.0%31. highest119%3.8k7.3%
Burglary crime →4.1%17. highest143%3.1k5.5%
Other crime →2.7%1. highest227%2.1k21.2%
Drugs crime →2.4%20. highest133%1.8k17.5%
Robbery crime →0.7%33. highest82%531-2.0%
Possession of weapons crime →0.7%37. highest109%496-5.3%
Theft from the person crime →0.6%37. highest44%457-17.1%
Bicycle theft crime →0.4%24. lowest57%321-1.2%
Crime categoryShare of all crimesCrime rate ranking% of national crime rateCrime volume% annual change
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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 227% of national crime rate which puts Wakefield on 1. position out of 95 England's and Wales' postcode areas in this crime category. "Other crime" makes up 2.7% of all crimes committed in the area. The total number of "other crime" is 2.1k cases and has increased by 21.2% when compared year-over-year in the period of February 2023 - January 2024.

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