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).
Police Recorded Crime in Wakefield
Crime trends · Wakefield
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
1,485
YoY -13%
ASB
410
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
141
YoY -43%
Burglary
110
YoY -19%
Criminal damage
267
YoY stable
⚑ Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
321
YoY stable
Robbery
38
YoY +46%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
3 of 5 key categories improving · robbery up sharply
3,490
incidents · Mar '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%
