Postcode · Wakefield
Crime in WF2 6LS
How much crime is recorded in WF2 6LS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Walton, Woolley & Bretton
- Council
- Wakefield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,377 (2024)
WF2 6LSWakefield
How safe is WF2 6LS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 11.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF2 6LS 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
11.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
19
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 6LSNational
Violence and sexual offences8.123.6
Other crime2.51.5
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Anti-social behaviour2.110.7
Burglary1.69.1
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Public order0.74.6
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Other theft0.54.5
Drugs0.32.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 27% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.