Shipley vs Wakefield East

Shipley has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) and recorded 9,004 crimes in the last 12 months. Wakefield East has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) with 18,266 crimes. Both areas score equally on the safety index.

Shipley shows a year-on-year crime trend of -4.8% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Wakefield East shows -6.4% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Shipley, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (3,789 incidents). In Wakefield East, it is Violent Crime (7,744 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Shipley recorded 1,183 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Wakefield East recorded 2,129. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Shipley totalled 3,789 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 7,744 in Wakefield East. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Shipley recorded 9,460 crimes (now 9,004, a change of -4.8%). Wakefield East recorded 19,515 crimes previously (now 18,266, -6.4%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Shipley has a resolution rate of 34.4% and Wakefield East has 27.7%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Shipley falls within the West Yorkshire Police boundary. Wakefield East is covered by West Yorkshire Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Shipley and Wakefield East. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.