Postcode · Wakefield
Crime in WF1 2DY
How much crime is recorded in WF1 2DY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Outwood West
- Council
- Wakefield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,381 (2024)
WF1 2DYWakefield
How safe is WF1 2DY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF1 2DY area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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 2DYNational
Violence and sexual offences17.223.6
Vehicle crime4.83.5
Anti-social behaviour4.110.7
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Public order2.84.6
Other theft2.24.5
Other crime2.21.5
Burglary2.09.1
Drugs2.02.4
Shoplifting0.98.4
Robbery0.51.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 36% 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.