Postcode · Wakefield
Crime in WF2 8RY
How much crime is recorded in WF2 8RY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lupset
- Council
- Wakefield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,774 (2024)
WF2 8RYWakefield
How safe is WF2 8RY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 57.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF2 8RY area, well above 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
57.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
94
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 8RYNational
Violence and sexual offences50.923.6
Criminal damage and arson9.64.7
Anti-social behaviour7.910.7
Other crime6.41.5
Other theft5.64.5
Burglary3.99.1
Public order3.44.6
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Drugs2.52.4
Theft from the person1.52.1
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Robbery0.61.4
Shoplifting0.58.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.