Postcode · Wakefield
Crime in WF2 8LF
How much crime is recorded in WF2 8LF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Thornes
- Council
- Wakefield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,238 (2024)
WF2 8LFWakefield
How safe is WF2 8LF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 77.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF2 8LF 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
77.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
200
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 8LFNational
Shoplifting70.38.4
Violence and sexual offences60.523.6
Burglary23.59.1
Public order13.64.6
Other theft12.84.5
Criminal damage and arson12.04.7
Anti-social behaviour6.510.7
Robbery3.91.4
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Other crime3.01.5
Bicycle theft1.91.0
Drugs1.92.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% 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.