Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Wakefield Rural
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 7.40 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Low deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 7.40 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Wakefield Rural
Crime trends · Wakefield Rural
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
42
YoY -21%
ASB
12
YoY -37%
Vehicle Crime
9
YoY +200%
Burglary
5
YoY +25%
Criminal damage
7
YoY -12%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
3 of 5 key categories improving · vehicle crime rising
99
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Wakefield Rural
Ethnicity
Total residents: 17,688
White Brit.94.2%
Other White1.5%
+ other · 4.3%
Religion
Total residents: 17,688
Christian52.6%
No religion39.9%
Not answered5.2%
Muslim1.3%
+ other · 1.0%
Age groups
Total residents: 17,724
50–6422.9%
35–4918.6%
65–7413.1%
25–3411.5%
75–847.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.5%
Households
Total households: 7,669
Married or civil partnership couple: No children14.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.9%
