Crime in WF16: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026
WF16 recorded 135 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 4.85 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 40.0% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 13.5% compared to the same period last year.
Key Statistics
- monitoring53.62 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
- assignment135 crimes recorded in April 2026
- trending_downCrime down 13.5% year-on-year
Total Crimes
135Annual Crime Rate
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Within WF16 district
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Estimated population
Interactive Crime Map
District ViewIncident Distribution
Top Locations| Location Reference | Crime Breakdown | Primary Count |
|---|---|---|
| Queen Street Map | total: 22 Other theft: 6 Public order: 6 | 22 |
| Northgate Map | total: 5 Shoplifting: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 1 | 5 |
| Kilpin Close Map | total: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 1 | 5 |
| Sports/Recreation Area Map | total: 4 Criminal damage and arson: 4 | 4 |
| Briar Close Map | total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 4 | 4 |
| Barber Square Map | total: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 3 Criminal damage and arson: 1 | 4 |
| Longfield Court Map | total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Other crime: 1 | 4 |
| Westfield Street Map | total: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 3 | 3 |
| Tidswell Street Map | total: 3 Other crime: 1 Other theft: 1 | 3 |
| Fisher Way Map | total: 3 Burglary: 1 Criminal damage and arson: 1 | 3 |
Crime Breakdown
April 2026Crime Analysis: WF16
Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in WF16 (40.0%). Anti-social Behaviour (10.4%) and Other Theft (9.6%) are the next most common categories.
Compared to the same period last year, crime in WF16 has fallen sharply — by 13.5%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.
Crime figures for WF16 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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