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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in WF9: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

WF9 recorded 382 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 8.57 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 42.1% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 22.7% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring115.55 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment382 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 22.7% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

382
trending_down -15.1% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

115.55per 1k
High Risk

Active Postcodes

1,304

Within WF9 district

Wakefield

44,595

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Parking Area Map
total: 12 Shoplifting: 10 Criminal damage and arson: 1
12
Bullenshaw Road Map
total: 9 Shoplifting: 6 Anti-social behaviour: 2
9
Bus/Coach Station Map
total: 9 Public order: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2
9
Hutton Drive Map
total: 8 Public order: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 3
8
Tempest Road Map
total: 8 Anti-social behaviour: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 2
8
Millars Walk Map
total: 7 Shoplifting: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 2
7
Marion Close Map
total: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Criminal damage and arson: 1
7
Meadow Close Map
total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Other theft: 1
6
New Street Map
total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Other theft: 2
6
Brooklands Crescent Map
total: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 2
5

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
382 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
161
42.1%
Anti-social Behaviour
50
13.1%
Shoplifting
34
8.9%
Criminal Damage & Arson
27
7.1%
Other Crime
23
6.0%
Public Order
22
5.8%
Other Theft
20
5.2%
Vehicle Crime
16
4.2%
Burglary
11
2.9%
Weapons Possession
6
1.6%
Robbery
6
1.6%
Drug Offences
5
1.3%
Theft from Person
1
0.3%

Crime Analysis: WF9

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in WF9 (42.1%). Anti-social Behaviour (13.1%) and Shoplifting (8.9%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in WF9 has fallen sharply — by 22.7%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for WF9 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_down -15.1%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -22.7%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -2.1%

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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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