Postcode · Wakefield
Crime in WF2 7GP
How much crime is recorded in WF2 7GP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kettlethorpe & Chapelthorpe
- Council
- Wakefield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,666 (2024)
WF2 7GPWakefield
How safe is WF2 7GP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 55.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF2 7GP area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
55.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
93
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 7GPNational
Violence and sexual offences49.023.6
Anti-social behaviour12.910.7
Burglary10.59.1
Public order8.64.6
Criminal damage and arson6.94.7
Other theft3.54.5
Drugs3.12.4
Other crime2.91.5
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Robbery0.71.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 7% 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.