Postcode · Wakefield
Crime in WF1 2NB
How much crime is recorded in WF1 2NB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Outwood West
- Council
- Wakefield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 3,050 (2024)
How safe is WF1 2NB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 31.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF1 2NB area, broadly in line with 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
31.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
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 2NBNational
Violence and sexual offences22.123.6
Burglary11.09.1
Anti-social behaviour8.910.7
Vehicle crime6.63.5
Shoplifting6.38.4
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Public order3.34.6
Other theft2.54.5
Other crime0.71.5
Drugs0.62.4
Robbery0.41.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.