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Crime in WF1 2

How much crime is recorded in WF1 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Wakefield
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
25,048 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WF1 2

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 40.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in WF1 2, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
40.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
78
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

WF1 2National
Violence and sexual offences33.623.6
Burglary10.69.1
Shoplifting9.18.4
Anti-social behaviour8.310.7
Public order6.94.6
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Other theft4.14.5
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Drugs3.02.4
Other crime2.11.5
Theft from the person1.12.1
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Robbery0.81.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 10% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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