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Tuesday September 6, 2022 Drivers and children have been helped to get the new term off to a safer start after police checked drivers speed and dozens of school transport vehicles in an ongoing safety drive.
Personal Safety While out Driving
Mobile phones when driving – The Law
Op Snap and the Safer Roads Media Submissions service is a response to increasing submissions of video and photographic evidence relating to driving offences that members of the public have witnessed. Using this platform members of the public can upload dashcam / head cam/ bike cam footage for the police to review as part of reporting driving offences (only).
Thursday 18 January 2024 1530 Enquiries remain ongoing this afternoon following a fatal road traffic incident in the Wakefield area yesterday.  
Monday 14 March, 2022 More than 350 motorists have been fined and 37 cars seized in a drive to make roads safer in Batley and Spen.
West Yorkshire's Safety Cameras are co-ordinated by the 'West Yorkshire Safety Camera Partnership'. The purpose of the West Yorkshire Safety Camera Partnership is to reduce deaths and serious injuries on the roads of West Yorkshire by reducing the level and severity of speeding and red light offences and to improve driving standards through education and enforcement.
Saturday January 20, 2024 Police are advising drivers to be vigilant following recent attempts by thieves to steal higher value cars from Wakefield homes. 
Monday 15 January 2024  This month sees the fifth anniversary since the Operation Steerside team was set up to tackle anti-social driving across the district.  
Wednesday 1 February, 2023 A week of action across West Yorkshire has seen neighbourhood police tackle danger drivers, track down wanted offenders, work to prevent crime and make children safer.    
Saturday January 20, 2024 Police investigating a road traffic incident in Wakefield which resulted in the death of a Kirklees woman can now name and issue a picture of her.  
A list of Police stations in the Wakefield district, including those with public helpdesks. Station details for Normanton (Havertop), Wakefield City Centre and Pontefract helpdesk.
Tuesday 13 September, 2022 A Wakefield man has been jailed for more than six years for historic child sex offences against two victims.
The West Yorkshire Police Roads Policing Unit is responsible for the policing of the road network throughout the Force
Tuesday 16 May 2023 A Wakefield man has been jailed for a total of 16 years after being found guilty of rape in a trial at Leeds Crown Court.  Steven Wood, 43 of Linton Road, Wakefield was sentenced yesterday (15/5) following the conviction of two offences of rape both receiving eight years, to run concurrently.