Wakefield Rural 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: 11% here, compared with 22% across Wakefield (10.9 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: 13.7% here, compared with 21.4% across Wakefield (7.8 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 a degree or equivalent: 30.8% here, compared with 24.3% across Wakefield (6.5 percentage points higher).
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.
Police-recorded locations for Wakefield Rural ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
1,079 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 1,148 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Wakefield Rural 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: 96 mapped crimes in September 2024; 88 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 Rural
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
96
11
October 2024
93
15
November 2024
88
12
December 2024
76
8
January 2025
77
6
February 2025
105
12
March 2025
92
23
April 2025
114
15
May 2025
109
15
June 2025
114
20
July 2025
93
12
August 2025
91
30
September 2025
104
16
October 2025
100
15
November 2025
104
2
December 2025
100
6
January 2026
77
9
February 2026
66
16
March 2026
92
16
April 2026
63
19
May 2026
84
24
June 2026
93
19
July 2026
108
19
August 2026
88
24
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Wakefield Rural
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
568
criminal damage arson
100
public order
95
vehicle crime
78
other theft
73
burglary
62
other crime
44
drugs
26
possession of weapons
11
theft from the person
6
robbery
6
bicycle theft
5
shoplifting
5
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.
