Postcode · Wakefield
Crime in WF4 2BS
How much crime is recorded in WF4 2BS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ryhill & South Hiendley
- Council
- Wakefield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,589 (2024)
How safe is WF4 2BS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF4 2BS area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
32.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
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).
WF4 2BSNational
Violence and sexual offences26.823.6
Burglary11.39.1
Anti-social behaviour3.310.7
Other crime3.31.5
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Public order3.14.6
Other theft2.14.5
Drugs1.22.4
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Shoplifting0.58.4
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% 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.