So you are thinking of moving to Wakefield in Yorkshire? You've found some estate agents and they have told you what you wanted to hear. You've read some speil by a local councillor who says that Wakefield is on the up an up? Now it's time for a bit of reality. Cold hard statistics culled from the Police, the Indices of Deprivation and the latest census. Is Wakefield the land of milk and honey or are Normanton, Ossett and Rothwell a lot better? Time to find out.
Crime in Wakefield
Using the latest Police street crime figures for the month of July 2020 we have compiled a table of the most voilent Policing areas in and around Wakefield. Naturally the more urban and more central areas will have a higher rate of crime, but often you can be surprised when that is not the case and that is the area you want to move to.
| Polcing Area | Voilent Crimes |
|---|---|
| Newton Hill | 216 |
| Alverthorpe | 158 |
| Calder | 86 |
| Lofthouse Gate | 73 |
| Belle Vue | 62 |
| Agbrigg | 62 |
| Sandal Magna | 53 |
| Heath Common | 51 |
| Portobello | 39 |
| Sandal | 39 |
The English Indices of Deprivation also has crime statistics for Wakefield. These statitics are published by the government every 2-3 years. They are a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal or material crime in an area, such as muggings or burglary. We've collated an average rank for all the Lower Super Output Areas (LSOA) in each ward in and around Wakefield. The table below shows ten wards in this area, from the best to the worst.
| Ward | Average rank in England |
|---|---|
| Wakefield South (Best) | 10679/32845 |
| Featherstone | 10900/32845 |
| Ardsley & Robin Hood | 12209/32845 |
| Horbury and South Ossett | 15902/32845 |
| Stanley and Outwood East | 16204/32845 |
| Wrenthorpe and Outwood West | 16577/32845 |
| Wakefield West | 6390/32845 |
| Wakefield East | 6468/32845 |
| Wakefield North | 7080/32845 |
| Normanton (Worst) | 8228/32845 |
Castleford or Cas-vegas, as it's known locally and ironically
Your Health in Wakefield
If you are thinking of moving to Wakefield, you want to know if the place is likely to put you on a downward spiral of ill health. We've taken the healh question from the latest census to find out and how Wakefield compares to its neighbouring local authorities. People were asked to rate their current health from very bad to very good;
| Local Authority | Very Bad | Bad | Fair | Good | Very Good |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leeds | 1.22% | 4.19% | 12.71% | 33.8% | 48.08% |
| Bradford | 1.33% | 4.55% | 13.7% | 35.61% | 44.81% |
| Wakefield (Wakefield) | 1.7% | 5.99% | 15.53% | 34.04% | 42.75% |
| Kirklees | 1.25% | 4.5% | 13.74% | 34.97% | 45.53% |
The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Wakefield. They measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health, lovely! We've collated an average rank for all the Lower Super Output Areas (LSOA) in each ward in and around Wakefield. The table below shows ten wards in this area, from the best to the worst;
| Ward | Average rank in England |
|---|---|
| Horbury and South Ossett (Best) | 12516/32845 |
| Stanley and Outwood East | 12981/32845 |
| Wrenthorpe and Outwood West | 13504/32845 |
| Ardsley & Robin Hood | 13707/32845 |
| Wakefield South | 14572/32845 |
| Wakefield East | 7157/32845 |
| Featherstone | 8022/32845 |
| Wakefield West | 8326/32845 |
| Wakefield North | 8918/32845 |
| Normanton (Worst) | 9556/32845 |
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Deprivation in Wakefield
Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average Index of Multiple Deprivation rank of all the LSOAs in the wards in and around Wakefield. In layman's terms, this is how rough the ward is based on mutiple measures of deprivation including; employment, income, health, crime, housing and outside space.
| Ward | Average rank in England |
|---|---|
| Wakefield North (Best) | 10466/32845 |
| Normanton | 11191/32845 |
| Wakefield South | 16656/32845 |
| Horbury and South Ossett | 17170/32845 |
| Ardsley & Robin Hood | 17238/32845 |
| Wrenthorpe and Outwood West | 19553/32845 |
| Stanley and Outwood East | 20073/32845 |
| Wakefield East | 7759/32845 |
| Wakefield West | 9669/32845 |
| Featherstone (Worst) | 9919/32845 |
Wakefield: a cultural wilderness of apish men and women in white stilettos
Wakefield people: Stella in one hand, Greggs Steak Bake in the other
Streethouse, or Sh*thouse as it’s affectionately known as by the locals
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Normanton what a sh*t hole
Normanton is part of the 5 towns of Wakefield, each as **** as each other
Dewsbury- proof that evolution works both ways
Knottingley, eee by gum it’s rough
Castleford or Cas-vegas, as it’s known locally and ironically