Postcode · Wakefield
Crime in WF2 8WE
How much crime is recorded in WF2 8WE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Thornes
- Council
- Wakefield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,687 (2024)
WF2 8WEWakefield
How safe is WF2 8WE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF2 8WE area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
35.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
73
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 8WENational
Violence and sexual offences21.523.6
Burglary15.29.1
Anti-social behaviour14.110.7
Shoplifting9.18.4
Vehicle crime7.23.5
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Other theft3.54.5
Public order3.44.6
Robbery2.01.4
Other crime1.81.5
Drugs1.52.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 25% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.