Postcode · Wakefield
Crime in WF2 8SB
How much crime is recorded in WF2 8SB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lupset
- Council
- Wakefield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,834 (2024)
How safe is WF2 8SB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 68.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF2 8SB 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
68.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
101
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 8SBNational
Violence and sexual offences60.623.6
Burglary7.69.1
Public order7.54.6
Criminal damage and arson5.74.7
Other theft5.64.5
Vehicle crime4.13.5
Other crime3.81.5
Drugs3.22.4
Shoplifting3.08.4
Anti-social behaviour2.910.7
Theft from the person1.42.1
Robbery0.71.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.