Postcode · Wakefield
Crime in WF2 8BA
How much crime is recorded in WF2 8BA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lupset
- Council
- Wakefield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,396 (2024)
WF2 8BAWakefield
How safe is WF2 8BA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 72.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF2 8BA 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
72.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
126
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 8BANational
Violence and sexual offences61.523.6
Anti-social behaviour18.910.7
Burglary13.49.1
Public order12.14.6
Criminal damage and arson11.14.7
Other theft4.74.5
Other crime3.81.5
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Possession of weapons2.30.9
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Drugs1.12.4
Robbery0.71.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 35% 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.