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Crime in WF2 9DH

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

Neighbourhood
Alverthorpe & Flanshaw
Council
Wakefield
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,518 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WF2 9DH

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 58.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF2 9DH 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
58.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
111
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 9DHNational
Violence and sexual offences49.123.6
Anti-social behaviour11.710.7
Burglary10.89.1
Criminal damage and arson9.34.7
Shoplifting9.18.4
Public order8.84.6
Other theft5.44.5
Drugs4.82.4
Vehicle crime3.93.5
Other crime3.31.5
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Robbery0.21.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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.

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