Postcode · Wakefield
Crime in WF2 9EB
How much crime is recorded in WF2 9EB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Alverthorpe & Flanshaw
- Council
- Wakefield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,975 (2024)
WF2 9EBWakefield
How safe is WF2 9EB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 60.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF2 9EB 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
60.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
115
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 9EBNational
Violence and sexual offences47.823.6
Shoplifting22.58.4
Burglary14.49.1
Criminal damage and arson7.64.7
Public order7.24.6
Other theft5.74.5
Vehicle crime5.13.5
Anti-social behaviour4.710.7
Other crime3.11.5
Drugs2.52.4
Robbery1.71.4
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% 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.