Postcode · Wakefield
Crime in WF2 6RT
How much crime is recorded in WF2 6RT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Sandal
- Council
- Wakefield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,516 (2024)
WF2 6RTWakefield
How safe is WF2 6RT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF2 6RT 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
13.0
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 6RTNational
Burglary11.89.1
Violence and sexual offences6.523.6
Other theft2.64.5
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Public order1.14.6
Anti-social behaviour1.110.7
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Criminal damage and arson0.44.7
Drugs0.42.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.