Postcode · Wakefield
Crime in WF2 7RX
How much crime is recorded in WF2 7RX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Thornes
- Council
- Wakefield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,408 (2024)
How safe is WF2 7RX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 31.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF2 7RX area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
31.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
54
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 7RXNational
Violence and sexual offences20.123.6
Burglary9.19.1
Vehicle crime6.73.5
Public order5.04.6
Drugs4.92.4
Other theft4.44.5
Anti-social behaviour3.110.7
Other crime2.51.5
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Theft from the person0.72.1
Robbery0.71.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% 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.