Streethouse & Sharlston Common
Middle areaNorth Wakefield. 12,817 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 16 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Streethouse & Sharlston Common live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Streethouse & Sharlston Common
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Streethouse & Sharlston Common at a rate of 105.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 116.1 per 1,000 people across Wakefield.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 542 |
| Other crime | 374 |
| Drug offences | 121 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 106 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 88 |
| Vehicle crime | 62 |
| Burglary | 36 |
| Shoplifting | 11 |
| Robbery | 5 |
| Theft from the person | 4 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Streethouse & Sharlston Common compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Streethouse & Sharlston Common safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Streethouse & Sharlston Common at a rate of 105.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 116.1 per 1,000 people across Wakefield.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 93 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Streethouse & Sharlston Common.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (542), other crime (374) and drug offences (121).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Wakefield
These figures are published for the whole of Wakefield, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Wakefield and not Streethouse & Sharlston Common alone. See Wakefield
Streethouse & Sharlston Common in brief
The median price paid for a home in Streethouse & Sharlston Common was £212,500 in 2025.
Streethouse & Sharlston Common had 11,902 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Streethouse & Sharlston Common live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Streethouse & Sharlston Common, 97.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.