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Postcode district · Wakefield

Crime in WF2

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

Council
Wakefield
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
70,488 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WF2

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 44.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in WF2, 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
44.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
84
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).

WF2National
Violence and sexual offences36.123.6
Burglary12.09.1
Shoplifting10.48.4
Anti-social behaviour9.010.7
Public order6.34.6
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Other theft4.84.5
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Other crime2.81.5
Drugs2.82.4
Robbery1.01.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Theft from the person0.82.1
Bicycle theft0.61.0
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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