Postcode · Wakefield
Crime in WF2 0LA
How much crime is recorded in WF2 0LA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wrenthorpe & Kirkhamgate
- Council
- Wakefield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,355 (2024)
WF2 0LAWakefield
How safe is WF2 0LA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 10.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF2 0LA area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
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 0LANational
Shoplifting8.38.4
Violence and sexual offences7.723.6
Burglary2.89.1
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Anti-social behaviour2.510.7
Other theft2.44.5
Public order2.34.6
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Drugs0.72.4
Other crime0.61.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 38% 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.