Featherstone 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?
People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 19.7% here, compared with 24.3% across Wakefield (4.6 percentage points lower).
Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.
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: 28.5% here, compared with 24.4% across Wakefield (4.1 percentage points higher).
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.
Homes rented from a council or housing association: 25% here, compared with 22% across Wakefield (3.5 percentage points higher).
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.
Police-recorded locations for Featherstone ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
2,056 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 2,266 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Featherstone 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: 176 mapped crimes in September 2024; 116 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 · Featherstone
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
176
10
October 2024
153
16
November 2024
167
12
December 2024
205
11
January 2025
178
4
February 2025
178
12
March 2025
196
18
April 2025
202
12
May 2025
226
24
June 2025
199
14
July 2025
202
18
August 2025
184
15
September 2025
188
20
October 2025
196
12
November 2025
170
9
December 2025
159
9
January 2026
174
8
February 2026
173
14
March 2026
168
2
April 2026
202
10
May 2026
169
10
June 2026
178
14
July 2026
163
22
August 2026
116
24
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Featherstone
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
946
public order
300
criminal damage arson
199
drugs
146
shoplifting
111
other theft
96
other crime
92
vehicle crime
66
burglary
50
possession of weapons
22
robbery
16
bicycle theft
6
theft from the person
6
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.
