Wakefield East 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 privately: 26% here, compared with 15% across Wakefield (10.9 percentage points higher).
A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.
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: 31% here, compared with 22% across Wakefield (9.8 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.
People aged 65 or over: 13.6% here, compared with 18.8% across Wakefield (5.2 percentage points lower).
Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.
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 Wakefield East ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
2,619 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 2,778 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Wakefield East 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: 229 mapped crimes in September 2024; 243 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 · Wakefield East
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
229
15
October 2024
238
22
November 2024
212
19
December 2024
213
20
January 2025
242
17
February 2025
207
13
March 2025
258
17
April 2025
264
20
May 2025
228
31
June 2025
240
27
July 2025
232
21
August 2025
215
17
September 2025
241
20
October 2025
257
21
November 2025
209
11
December 2025
203
8
January 2026
204
10
February 2026
167
15
March 2026
197
11
April 2026
199
19
May 2026
203
14
June 2026
260
22
July 2026
236
29
August 2026
243
22
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Wakefield East
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
1,316
public order
236
criminal damage arson
196
other theft
191
drugs
163
vehicle crime
141
burglary
102
other crime
88
shoplifting
63
robbery
55
possession of weapons
32
theft from the person
22
bicycle theft
14
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.
