Crime in WF2 8SP
How much crime is recorded in WF2 8SP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Thornes
- Council
- Wakefield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,940 (2024)
WF2 8SPWakefield
How safe is WF2 8SP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 90.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF2 8SP area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
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).
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.