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Crime in WF2 9

How much crime is recorded in WF2 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Wakefield
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
22,735 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WF2 9

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 61.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in WF2 9, 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
61.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
123
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 9National
Violence and sexual offences50.023.6
Burglary16.79.1
Shoplifting14.28.4
Anti-social behaviour12.910.7
Public order9.54.6
Criminal damage and arson7.84.7
Other theft6.84.5
Drugs4.82.4
Vehicle crime4.53.5
Other crime3.71.5
Robbery1.51.4
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Theft from the person1.12.1
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 7% 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.

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