Postcode · Wakefield
Crime in WF2 0DP
How much crime is recorded in WF2 0DP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wakefield St John's
- Council
- Wakefield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,798 (2024)
WF2 0DPWakefield
How safe is WF2 0DP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF2 0DP 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
38.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
65
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 0DPNational
Violence and sexual offences30.923.6
Shoplifting10.08.4
Burglary9.19.1
Other theft4.04.5
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Other crime2.71.5
Anti-social behaviour2.610.7
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Public order2.44.6
Drugs1.62.4
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Robbery0.71.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 12% 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.