Wakefield North 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: 28% here, compared with 15% across Wakefield (13.3 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.
People aged 65 or over: 13.8% here, compared with 18.8% across Wakefield (5.1 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.
Homes rented from a council or housing association: 24% here, compared with 22% across Wakefield (2.6 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 Wakefield North ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
4,178 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 4,463 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Wakefield North 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: 423 mapped crimes in September 2024; 354 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 North
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
423
37
October 2024
416
33
November 2024
414
27
December 2024
355
33
January 2025
332
31
February 2025
309
34
March 2025
407
30
April 2025
335
38
May 2025
394
34
June 2025
369
49
July 2025
344
53
August 2025
365
38
September 2025
334
29
October 2025
383
41
November 2025
316
17
December 2025
380
29
January 2026
355
20
February 2026
296
20
March 2026
350
49
April 2026
357
42
May 2026
371
36
June 2026
360
44
July 2026
322
40
August 2026
354
49
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Wakefield North
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
1,681
shoplifting
804
public order
405
criminal damage arson
241
other theft
234
drugs
221
vehicle crime
134
other crime
128
burglary
122
robbery
68
theft from the person
59
possession of weapons
55
bicycle theft
26
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.
