Postcode · Wakefield
Crime in WF2 9FE
How much crime is recorded in WF2 9FE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lupset
- Council
- Wakefield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,644 (2024)
WF2 9FEWakefield
How safe is WF2 9FE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 50.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF2 9FE area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
50.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
82
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 9FENational
Violence and sexual offences41.623.6
Anti-social behaviour12.010.7
Burglary10.69.1
Criminal damage and arson7.24.7
Vehicle crime5.83.5
Other crime3.81.5
Public order3.74.6
Other theft2.54.5
Drugs1.62.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Robbery0.31.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 25% 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.