Postcode · Wakefield
Crime in WF2 6PL
How much crime is recorded in WF2 6PL, 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
- 1,604 (2024)
WF2 6PLWakefield
How safe is WF2 6PL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF2 6PL area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 6PLNational
Violence and sexual offences16.423.6
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Anti-social behaviour3.910.7
Other crime3.11.5
Public order1.74.6
Burglary1.49.1
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Drugs0.72.4
Other theft0.74.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 11% 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.