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Some 6,672 people live in this town, in West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber. Mortgage-free owners make up 44% of households.
The picture is mixed. Households here earn well: the mean household earns £53,056 a year. What counts against it is walkability — one in ten commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. Safety is weaker too: 31.4 violent or sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, plus 10.6 home and vehicle crimes. Set beside UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, its crime per resident is higher than in 71%. It takes 4.9 years of household income in the Wakefield council area to buy the median home, at £222,500. All told, that adds up to a B overall, better than 56% of UK towns. Its place in the ranking is #40 of 91 in West Yorkshire.
Figures: income, ONS · claimants, DWP · commuting, Census 2021 · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Crigglestone and Durkar is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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The 3 things Crigglestone and Durkar does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists 3 buildings inside Crigglestone and Durkar’s built-up area.
17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Crigglestone and Durkar.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Historic England’s list names 3 listed buildings in Crigglestone and Durkar, every one Grade II. 17% of its homes were built before 1919, between West Yorkshire’s towns (21%) and England’s towns (16%). Listed buildings per head: 5 for every 10,000 residents of the town.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
At the town’s 2 primary schools, 56% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Of its 3 schools, one is shown below, with the reason. GCSE results at the 4 secondary schools within 3 km: 54% of pupils get a strong pass (grade 5+) in English and maths, and the Attainment 8 average is 49.8.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crigglestone St James CofE Primary AcademyLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 296 | C |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 30% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Crigglestone and Durkar counts 1.5 jobs per working resident. Just over a third of commuters travelled under 5 km, below West Yorkshire’s towns (46%) and England’s towns (45%) alike. In 2026, 2% of 16 to 64s were claiming unemployment benefits.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over, higher than both West Yorkshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%). People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town. Ages in Crigglestone and Durkar split evenly at 45.6: half are older, half younger.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Crigglestone and Durkar | West Yorkshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 19% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.2% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 22% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.1% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 30% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · West Yorkshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Violence and sexual offences were 53% of the crimes. 396 crimes and 56 reports of anti-social behaviour: that is what police recorded inside Crigglestone and Durkar’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 10.2 reports per 1,000, higher than both West Yorkshire’s towns (6.8) and England’s towns (7.8).
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
Private renters make up just over one in ten households. 6% live in social housing, below West Yorkshire’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Behind the median of £222,500: 283 standard sales inside Crigglestone and Durkar’s built-up area, September 2023 to August 2026.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £317,250 | 70 |
| Semi-detached | £218,750 | 150 |
| Terraced | £176,500 | 54 |
| Flat or maisonette | £130,000 | 9 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
At the census, 84% of people in Crigglestone and Durkar called their health good or very good, above both West Yorkshire’s towns (81%) and England’s towns (82%). A disability affects 15% of people here. There is no GP practice in the town: the nearest is 0.8 miles off.
| Census 2021 | Crigglestone and Durkar | West Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 84% | 81% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4% | 5.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 15% | 18% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · The census answers take no account of age, so a young town looks healthier; the Health Grade relies on age-adjusted measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them.
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Crigglestone and Durkar. Best known first.
MuseumYorkshire Sculpture Park2.7 km outside town, to the southwest · 300K visitors a year
CastleSandal Castle1.6 km outside town, to the northeast
CathedralWakefield Cathedral3.3 km outside town, to the northeast
Art galleryThe Hepworth Wakefield2.8 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumNational Coal Mining Museum4.7 km outside town, to the west
MuseumWakefield Museum3.2 km outside town, to the northPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Town in West Yorkshire, England
Crigglestone and Durkar is a built-up area of 6,672 people, in the Wakefield council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crigglestone and Durkar | 6,672 | — | B | B | C | B− |
| Hall Green | 2,307 | 0.8 | — | B | C− | C− |
| Horbury | 9,868 | 1.7 | B− | B+ | D | C |
| Netherton (Wakefield) | 2,331 | 2.2 | — | B− | B+ | B− |
| Walton | 3,266 | 2.7 | B | C | B | B |
| Wakefield | 97,871 | 2.9 | C | B | D− | D |
| Middlestown and Overton | 2,409 | 3 | — | B− | C+ | C+ |
| Ossett | 21,854 | 3.1 | B | B+ | C | C |
Hall Green, Netherton (Wakefield) and Middlestown and Overton have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Band D council tax in Crigglestone and Durkar is £2,294 for 2026–27, less than in 75% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire, plus the parish or town council). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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