Postcode · Wakefield
Crime in WF4 2HR
How much crime is recorded in WF4 2HR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kinsley & Fitzwilliam
- Council
- Wakefield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,565 (2024)
WF4 2HRWakefield
How safe is WF4 2HR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF4 2HR area, above 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
39.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
67
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 2HRNational
Violence and sexual offences33.523.6
Anti-social behaviour6.410.7
Burglary5.69.1
Criminal damage and arson5.54.7
Other theft3.64.5
Public order3.64.6
Other crime3.21.5
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Shoplifting2.58.4
Drugs2.12.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% 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.