Wakefield West 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: 39% here, compared with 22% across Wakefield (17.2 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.
Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 25.7% here, compared with 21.4% across Wakefield (4.2 percentage points higher).
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.
Homes rented privately: 11% here, compared with 15% across Wakefield (3.8 percentage points lower).
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.
Police-recorded locations for Wakefield West ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
2,493 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 2,760 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Wakefield West 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: 207 mapped crimes in September 2024; 180 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 West
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
207
28
October 2024
248
19
November 2024
229
13
December 2024
224
15
January 2025
211
15
February 2025
187
14
March 2025
258
16
April 2025
237
29
May 2025
214
24
June 2025
261
36
July 2025
271
43
August 2025
213
25
September 2025
161
29
October 2025
189
20
November 2025
223
20
December 2025
199
12
January 2026
193
17
February 2026
180
18
March 2026
213
29
April 2026
208
19
May 2026
248
30
June 2026
230
38
July 2026
269
29
August 2026
180
42
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Wakefield West
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
1,206
shoplifting
240
criminal damage arson
203
public order
197
other theft
159
vehicle crime
114
burglary
105
other crime
101
drugs
79
robbery
38
bicycle theft
20
possession of weapons
17
theft from the person
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.
