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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in WF1: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

WF1 recorded 713 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 8.89 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 38.7% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 10.8% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring104.94 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment713 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 10.8% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

713
trending_up +4.4% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

104.94per 1k
High Risk

Active Postcodes

1,929

Within WF1 district

Wakefield

80,245

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Tuke Grove Map
total: 30 Violence and sexual offences: 16 Public order: 5
30
Ings Road Map
total: 21 Shoplifting: 10 Anti-social behaviour: 6
21
Shopping Area Map
total: 19 Shoplifting: 16 Violence and sexual offences: 2
19
Parking Area Map
total: 13 Shoplifting: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 4
13
Bus/Coach Station Map
total: 13 Violence and sexual offences: 7 Theft from the person: 3
13
Cliff Lane Map
total: 12 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 2
12
Parking Area Map
total: 12 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Public order: 3
12
Cross Square Map
total: 10 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 2
10
Sparable Lane Map
total: 10 Shoplifting: 6 Public order: 2
10
Mulberry Close Map
total: 9 Violence and sexual offences: 7 Drugs: 1
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Crime Breakdown

April 2026
713 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
276
38.7%
Shoplifting
77
10.8%
Anti-social Behaviour
76
10.7%
Public Order
57
8.0%
Criminal Damage & Arson
36
5.0%
Other Theft
34
4.8%
Burglary
34
4.8%
Vehicle Crime
31
4.3%
Other Crime
28
3.9%
Drug Offences
28
3.9%
Robbery
13
1.8%
Weapons Possession
10
1.4%
Theft from Person
7
1.0%
Bicycle Theft
6
0.8%

Crime Analysis: WF1

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in WF1 (38.7%). Shoplifting (10.8%) and Anti-social Behaviour (10.7%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in WF1 has fallen sharply — by 10.8%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for WF1 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +4.4%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -10.8%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -1.0%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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