Postcode · Wakefield
Crime in WF2 8AA
How much crime is recorded in WF2 8AA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lupset
- Council
- Wakefield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,043 (2024)
WF2 8AAWakefield
How safe is WF2 8AA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 77.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF2 8AA area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
77.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
138
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 8AANational
Violence and sexual offences72.123.6
Anti-social behaviour25.610.7
Burglary18.09.1
Public order11.24.6
Criminal damage and arson9.44.7
Other crime7.51.5
Other theft4.64.5
Drugs1.92.4
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Robbery0.21.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 31% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.