Postcode · Wakefield
Crime in WF2 0QL
How much crime is recorded in WF2 0QL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wrenthorpe & Kirkhamgate
- Council
- Wakefield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,587 (2024)
WF2 0QLWakefield
How safe is WF2 0QL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 11.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF2 0QL area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
11.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
20
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 0QLNational
Violence and sexual offences9.223.6
Burglary4.39.1
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Anti-social behaviour1.710.7
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Other theft1.64.5
Public order1.44.6
Other crime1.01.5
Drugs0.72.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Shoplifting0.18.4
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.