Wakefield South 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: 31.4% here, compared with 24.3% across Wakefield (7.1 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.
People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 21.7% here, compared with 24.4% across Wakefield (2.7 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.
Homes rented from a council or housing association: 24% here, compared with 22% across Wakefield (2.3 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 South ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
2,037 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 2,155 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Wakefield South 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: 154 mapped crimes in September 2024; 132 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 South
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
154
12
October 2024
169
21
November 2024
178
11
December 2024
162
10
January 2025
189
16
February 2025
139
6
March 2025
184
15
April 2025
200
13
May 2025
183
18
June 2025
204
17
July 2025
205
28
August 2025
188
22
September 2025
161
23
October 2025
160
12
November 2025
187
9
December 2025
145
10
January 2026
171
12
February 2026
156
11
March 2026
178
25
April 2026
190
24
May 2026
174
25
June 2026
186
31
July 2026
197
32
August 2026
132
26
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Wakefield South
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
1,050
criminal damage arson
181
public order
178
other theft
149
burglary
122
vehicle crime
92
drugs
77
other crime
68
shoplifting
60
possession of weapons
24
robbery
18
bicycle theft
9
theft from the person
9
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.
