Altofts & Whitwood ward · Wakefield. Every figure carries its own date.
Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.
What makes this ward different?
Homes rented from a council or housing association: 16% here, compared with 22% across Wakefield (5.9 percentage points lower).
The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 17.1% here, compared with 21.4% across Wakefield (4.3 percentage points lower).
These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 21.1% here, compared with 24.4% across Wakefield (3.3 percentage points lower).
Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Police-recorded locations for Altofts & Whitwood ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
1,253 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 1,373 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Altofts & Whitwood ward · mapped crimes
Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: 109 mapped crimes in September 2024; 107 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Altofts & Whitwood
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
109
22
October 2024
128
27
November 2024
137
11
December 2024
110
9
January 2025
93
7
February 2025
88
5
March 2025
117
3
April 2025
112
15
May 2025
116
7
June 2025
103
17
July 2025
156
14
August 2025
104
15
September 2025
117
6
October 2025
111
9
November 2025
106
9
December 2025
103
9
January 2026
90
9
February 2026
77
10
March 2026
110
22
April 2026
105
13
May 2026
105
20
June 2026
111
19
July 2026
111
23
August 2026
107
14
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Altofts & Whitwood
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
599
criminal damage arson
119
vehicle crime
118
public order
97
other theft
89
burglary
61
other crime
57
shoplifting
47
drugs
36
robbery
12
possession of weapons
8
theft from the person
6
bicycle theft
4
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
