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Wakefield

EnglandYorkshire and The HumberWakefield
LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
High deprivation
Population
353,471
Households
153,112
Crimes · May '26
3,651 · 10.3 per 1k
153,112
Households
White Brit. · 88%
Ethnicity
Christian · 49%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
3,651 · 10.3 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£201,991
Median property price
9,666
Postcodes
153,112
Households
White Brit. · 88%
Ethnicity
Christian · 49%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
3,651 · 10.3 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£201,991
Median property price
9,666
Postcodes

Overview of Wakefield

Coordinates53.6747, -1.4222
Postcodes
9,666
Population (Census)
353,471
Households (Census)
153,112
Recorded crime · May '26
3,651 · 10.3 per 1k

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Wakefield

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 4.33 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 4.33 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Sold prices in Wakefield

Property sales · Wakefield
HM Land Registry · Wakefield
Average price
£217,241
YoY: -0.1%
Median price: £201,357
View district WF10
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Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 92 sales · avg £197,263
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£236k£214k£193k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26

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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Wakefield

Crime trends · Wakefield
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
1,7841,5211,257
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1,502
YoY -14%
ASB
549388227
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
448
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
247193139
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
163
YoY -10%
Burglary
18113996
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
134
YoY -9%
Criminal damage
328268207
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
261
YoY stable

3 of 5 key categories improving

3,651
incidents · May '26

Demographics in Wakefield

Ethnicity

Total residents: 353,362
White Brit.88.2%
Other White4.4%
Pakistani2.0%
African1.0%
+ other · 4.4%

Religion

Total residents: 353,415
Christian49.0%
No religion41.3%
Not answered5.4%
Muslim3.2%
+ other · 1.2%

Age groups

Total residents: 353,471
50–6420.6%
35–4919.0%
25–3413.9%
65–7410.4%
10–157.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.1%

Households

Total households: 153,112
Other17.3%
Any member 66+13.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.8%
All members 66+9.3%
+ 7 other households · 36.0%