Postcode · Wakefield
Crime in WF2 7WS
How much crime is recorded in WF2 7WS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wakefield Central
- Council
- Wakefield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,370 (2024)
WF2 7WSWakefield
How safe is WF2 7WS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 125.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF2 7WS area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
125.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
333
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 7WSNational
Violence and sexual offences105.423.6
Shoplifting71.58.4
Anti-social behaviour47.310.7
Public order29.34.6
Burglary28.79.1
Criminal damage and arson15.74.7
Drugs15.12.4
Other theft14.44.5
Other crime6.91.5
Theft from the person5.82.1
Vehicle crime4.63.5
Robbery4.51.4
Possession of weapons3.40.9
Bicycle theft1.61.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 34% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.