Postcode · Wakefield
Crime in WF2 0BL
How much crime is recorded in WF2 0BL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Alverthorpe & Flanshaw
- Council
- Wakefield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,961 (2024)
WF2 0BLWakefield
How safe is WF2 0BL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF2 0BL area, 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
38.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
63
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).
WF2 0BLNational
Violence and sexual offences33.223.6
Anti-social behaviour7.010.7
Criminal damage and arson6.54.7
Public order4.44.6
Burglary3.89.1
Other theft2.64.5
Other crime2.41.5
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Robbery1.21.4
Theft from the person0.82.1
Shoplifting0.88.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 18% 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.