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Crime in WF2 7EF

How much crime is recorded in WF2 7EF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Sandal
Council
Wakefield
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,447 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WF2 7EF

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF2 7EF area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
38.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
79
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 7EFNational
Violence and sexual offences26.423.6
Burglary14.69.1
Anti-social behaviour12.810.7
Public order8.84.6
Shoplifting6.98.4
Other theft6.14.5
Vehicle crime5.83.5
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Other crime1.91.5
Drugs1.62.4
Robbery1.31.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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.

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