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Burglary in Wakefield 12 months to June 2026
4.2per 1,000 residents
Police recorded 1,549 burglary offences in Wakefield in the 12 months to June 2026, down 13.1% (234) on the previous 12 months. That is 4.2 per 1,000 residents against 3.6 for England and Wales.
Home Office · data.police.uk street-level crime archive, category “Burglary” local authority via LSOA lookup population: ONS mid-2025 estimate, 369,450 Monthly, December 2010 to June 2026 Monthly recorded offences: December 2010 to June 2026 Coalition Coalition Conservative Conservative Conservative Conservative Labour Labour 0 200 400 2010 2015 2020 2025 December 2010: 264 offences January 2011: 293 offences February 2011: 310 offences March 2011: 297 offences April 2011: 325 offences May 2011: 290 offences June 2011: 320 offences July 2011: 336 offences August 2011: 403 offences September 2011: 361 offences October 2011: 292 offences November 2011: 298 offences December 2011: 357 offences January 2012: 345 offences February 2012: 289 offences March 2012: 302 offences April 2012: 274 offences May 2012: 278 offences June 2012: 306 offences July 2012: 227 offences August 2012: 255 offences September 2012: 213 offences October 2012: 270 offences November 2012: 331 offences December 2012: 307 offences January 2013: 252 offences February 2013: 200 offences March 2013: 230 offences April 2013: 202 offences May 2013: 285 offences June 2013: 249 offences July 2013: 280 offences August 2013: 270 offences September 2013: 242 offences October 2013: 203 offences November 2013: 175 offences December 2013: 226 offences January 2014: 201 offences February 2014: 197 offences March 2014: 229 offences April 2014: 251 offences May 2014: 275 offences June 2014: 209 offences July 2014: 189 offences August 2014: 208 offences September 2014: 220 offences October 2014: 250 offences November 2014: 222 offences December 2014: 224 offences January 2015: 197 offences February 2015: 202 offences March 2015: 272 offences April 2015: 254 offences May 2015: 261 offences June 2015: 180 offences July 2015: 221 offences August 2015: 268 offences September 2015: 225 offences October 2015: 250 offences November 2015: 255 offences December 2015: 208 offences January 2016: 251 offences February 2016: 244 offences March 2016: 235 offences April 2016: 227 offences May 2016: 251 offences June 2016: 223 offences July 2016: 225 offences August 2016: 267 offences September 2016: 234 offences October 2016: 210 offences November 2016: 194 offences December 2016: 205 offences January 2017: 220 offences February 2017: 221 offences March 2017: 224 offences April 2017: 215 offences May 2017: 234 offences June 2017: 247 offences July 2017: 219 offences August 2017: 260 offences September 2017: 227 offences October 2017: 274 offences November 2017: 244 offences December 2017: 216 offences January 2018: 259 offences February 2018: 233 offences March 2018: 222 offences April 2018: 283 offences May 2018: 202 offences June 2018: 205 offences July 2018: 256 offences August 2018: 245 offences September 2018: 263 offences October 2018: 287 offences November 2018: 266 offences December 2018: 301 offences January 2019: 243 offences February 2019: 205 offences March 2019: 211 offences April 2019: 244 offences May 2019: 195 offences June 2019: 209 offences July 2019: 231 offences August 2019: 244 offences September 2019: 232 offences October 2019: 200 offences November 2019: 201 offences December 2019: 182 offences January 2020: 242 offences February 2020: 186 offences March 2020: 192 offences April 2020: 164 offences May 2020: 179 offences June 2020: 170 offences July 2020: 182 offences August 2020: 168 offences September 2020: 126 offences October 2020: 142 offences November 2020: 199 offences December 2020: 142 offences January 2021: 161 offences February 2021: 149 offences March 2021: 119 offences April 2021: 114 offences May 2021: 120 offences June 2021: 138 offences July 2021: 107 offences August 2021: 134 offences September 2021: 138 offences October 2021: 127 offences November 2021: 171 offences December 2021: 169 offences January 2022: 165 offences February 2022: 148 offences March 2022: 147 offences April 2022: 130 offences May 2022: 200 offences June 2022: 130 offences July 2022: 142 offences August 2022: 186 offences September 2022: 147 offences October 2022: 158 offences November 2022: 170 offences December 2022: 170 offences January 2023: 229 offences February 2023: 222 offences March 2023: 190 offences April 2023: 149 offences May 2023: 159 offences June 2023: 175 offences July 2023: 171 offences August 2023: 178 offences September 2023: 137 offences October 2023: 139 offences November 2023: 163 offences December 2023: 190 offences January 2024: 187 offences February 2024: 167 offences March 2024: 188 offences April 2024: 175 offences May 2024: 144 offences June 2024: 162 offences July 2024: 175 offences August 2024: 184 offences September 2024: 99 offences October 2024: 122 offences November 2024: 190 offences December 2024: 141 offences January 2025: 171 offences February 2025: 125 offences March 2025: 141 offences April 2025: 120 offences May 2025: 154 offences June 2025: 161 offences July 2025: 146 offences August 2025: 112 offences September 2025: 134 offences October 2025: 125 offences November 2025: 153 offences December 2025: 116 offences January 2026: 128 offences February 2026: 121 offences March 2026: 121 offences April 2026: 134 offences May 2026: 144 offences June 2026: 115 offences
Offences recorded in this category each month, from the street-level archive Published value Provisional or revised LatestShaded bands: governments (see labels) Hover or use arrow keys to read a value Each year since 2011 Year to Offences Per 1,000 Population year June 2011 2,099 (partial) — — June 2012 3,841 11.7 2012 June 2013 3,021 9.2 2013 June 2014 2,758 8.3 2014 June 2015 2,679 8.0 2015 June 2016 2,858 8.5 2016 June 2017 2,696 7.9 2017 June 2018 2,844 8.3 2018 June 2019 2,925 8.4 2019 June 2020 2,423 6.9 2020 June 2021 1,760 5.0 2021 June 2022 1,766 4.9 2022 June 2023 2,097 5.8 2023 June 2024 2,001 5.5 2024 June 2025 1,783 4.8 2025 June 2026 1,549 4.2 2025
What this measures Offences where a person enters a building as a trespasser with intent to steal or commit another offence; residential and non-residential burglary are both included in this police.uk category.
Police-recorded crime counts offences reported to and recorded by the police. It is affected by whether people report crime and by changes in police recording practice, so it does not measure all crime that happens. The Crime Survey for England and Wales is the better guide to long-term trends in the crimes it covers. Police recorded crime is not designated as National Statistics.
A higher recorded rate does not mean an area is more dangerous.
Other categories in Wakefield Violence and sexual offences 18,667 offences 50.5per 1,000 Public order 3,400 offences 9.2per 1,000 Criminal damage and arson 3,113 offences 8.4per 1,000 Shoplifting 3,096 offences 8.4per 1,000 Other theft 2,648 offences 7.2per 1,000 Vehicle crime 2,298 offences 6.2per 1,000 Other crime 1,491 offences 4.0per 1,000 Drugs 1,297 offences 3.5per 1,000 Robbery 427 offences 1.2per 1,000 Possession of weapons 378 offences 1.0per 1,000 Theft from the person 225 offences 0.6per 1,000 Bicycle theft 149 offences 0.4per 1,000 Public disorder and weapons 0 offences 0.0per 1,000 Violent crime 0 offences 0.0per 1,000 Every local authority ranked by burglary rate · All recorded crime in Wakefield