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Other theft in Wakefield 12 months to June 2026
7.2per 1,000 residents
Police recorded 2,648 other theft offences in Wakefield in the 12 months to June 2026, down 13.9% (426) on the previous 12 months. That is 7.2 per 1,000 residents against 6.5 for England and Wales.
Home Office · data.police.uk street-level crime archive, category “Other theft” local authority via LSOA lookup population: ONS mid-2025 estimate, 369,450 Monthly, September 2011 to June 2026 Monthly recorded offences: September 2011 to June 2026 Coalition Coalition Conservative Conservative Conservative Conservative Conservative Labour Labour 0 200 400 2015 2020 2025 September 2011: 492 offences October 2011: 480 offences November 2011: 416 offences December 2011: 357 offences January 2012: 409 offences February 2012: 348 offences March 2012: 384 offences April 2012: 370 offences May 2012: 376 offences June 2012: 425 offences July 2012: 325 offences August 2012: 374 offences September 2012: 313 offences October 2012: 316 offences November 2012: 283 offences December 2012: 244 offences January 2013: 271 offences February 2013: 281 offences March 2013: 260 offences April 2013: 363 offences May 2013: 309 offences June 2013: 325 offences July 2013: 336 offences August 2013: 294 offences September 2013: 293 offences October 2013: 285 offences November 2013: 296 offences December 2013: 243 offences January 2014: 289 offences February 2014: 239 offences March 2014: 299 offences April 2014: 262 offences May 2014: 313 offences June 2014: 283 offences July 2014: 277 offences August 2014: 284 offences September 2014: 270 offences October 2014: 249 offences November 2014: 205 offences December 2014: 238 offences January 2015: 260 offences February 2015: 231 offences March 2015: 277 offences April 2015: 301 offences May 2015: 289 offences June 2015: 319 offences July 2015: 276 offences August 2015: 252 offences September 2015: 264 offences October 2015: 273 offences November 2015: 262 offences December 2015: 271 offences January 2016: 243 offences February 2016: 246 offences March 2016: 268 offences April 2016: 288 offences May 2016: 324 offences June 2016: 305 offences July 2016: 281 offences August 2016: 282 offences September 2016: 278 offences October 2016: 259 offences November 2016: 251 offences December 2016: 263 offences January 2017: 250 offences February 2017: 258 offences March 2017: 292 offences April 2017: 246 offences May 2017: 271 offences June 2017: 312 offences July 2017: 305 offences August 2017: 306 offences September 2017: 291 offences October 2017: 312 offences November 2017: 276 offences December 2017: 289 offences January 2018: 264 offences February 2018: 250 offences March 2018: 287 offences April 2018: 308 offences May 2018: 304 offences June 2018: 328 offences July 2018: 328 offences August 2018: 323 offences September 2018: 314 offences October 2018: 322 offences November 2018: 297 offences December 2018: 308 offences January 2019: 301 offences February 2019: 274 offences March 2019: 291 offences April 2019: 257 offences May 2019: 259 offences June 2019: 276 offences July 2019: 306 offences August 2019: 286 offences September 2019: 267 offences October 2019: 248 offences November 2019: 231 offences December 2019: 189 offences January 2020: 263 offences February 2020: 215 offences March 2020: 251 offences April 2020: 188 offences May 2020: 222 offences June 2020: 188 offences July 2020: 223 offences August 2020: 276 offences September 2020: 216 offences October 2020: 222 offences November 2020: 195 offences December 2020: 196 offences January 2021: 199 offences February 2021: 193 offences March 2021: 248 offences April 2021: 218 offences May 2021: 210 offences June 2021: 245 offences July 2021: 281 offences August 2021: 255 offences September 2021: 245 offences October 2021: 269 offences November 2021: 279 offences December 2021: 213 offences January 2022: 249 offences February 2022: 263 offences March 2022: 341 offences April 2022: 307 offences May 2022: 316 offences June 2022: 267 offences July 2022: 290 offences August 2022: 299 offences September 2022: 310 offences October 2022: 285 offences November 2022: 256 offences December 2022: 260 offences January 2023: 268 offences February 2023: 277 offences March 2023: 290 offences April 2023: 270 offences May 2023: 276 offences June 2023: 267 offences July 2023: 306 offences August 2023: 274 offences September 2023: 270 offences October 2023: 260 offences November 2023: 252 offences December 2023: 264 offences January 2024: 253 offences February 2024: 239 offences March 2024: 241 offences April 2024: 267 offences May 2024: 280 offences June 2024: 265 offences July 2024: 295 offences August 2024: 280 offences September 2024: 240 offences October 2024: 260 offences November 2024: 293 offences December 2024: 245 offences January 2025: 247 offences February 2025: 222 offences March 2025: 258 offences April 2025: 250 offences May 2025: 238 offences June 2025: 246 offences July 2025: 272 offences August 2025: 215 offences September 2025: 238 offences October 2025: 237 offences November 2025: 183 offences December 2025: 202 offences January 2026: 194 offences February 2026: 195 offences March 2026: 199 offences April 2026: 222 offences May 2026: 236 offences June 2026: 255 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 7,796 (partial) — — June 2012 3,585 10.9 2012 June 2013 964 2.9 2013 June 2014 273 0.8 2014 June 2015 447 1.3 2015 June 2016 565 1.7 2016 June 2017 695 2.0 2017 June 2018 904 2.6 2018 June 2019 973 2.8 2019 June 2020 997 2.8 2020 June 2021 915 2.6 2021 June 2022 972 2.7 2022 June 2023 1,293 3.6 2023 June 2024 1,351 3.7 2024 June 2025 1,424 3.9 2025 June 2026 1,491 4.0 2025
What this measures Theft not covered by the more specific theft categories, such as theft from work or from a garden.
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 Vehicle crime 2,298 offences 6.2per 1,000 Burglary 1,549 offences 4.2per 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 other theft rate · All recorded crime in Wakefield