Postcode · Wakefield
Crime in WF2 0QA
How much crime is recorded in WF2 0QA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wrenthorpe & Kirkhamgate
- Council
- Wakefield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,585 (2024)
WF2 0QAWakefield
How safe is WF2 0QA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 51.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF2 0QA area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
51.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
92
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 0QANational
Violence and sexual offences41.423.6
Anti-social behaviour17.110.7
Burglary8.99.1
Criminal damage and arson7.74.7
Vehicle crime6.03.5
Public order5.94.6
Other crime4.61.5
Other theft3.44.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Drugs0.62.4
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% 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.