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Crime in WF6 2DF

How much crime is recorded in WF6 2DF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Normanton East
Council
Wakefield
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,391 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WF6 2DF

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF6 2DF area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
28.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
63
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).

WF6 2DFNational
Violence and sexual offences22.623.6
Other theft9.74.5
Anti-social behaviour7.910.7
Public order5.44.6
Burglary5.19.1
Shoplifting4.78.4
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Drugs1.12.4
Other crime0.81.5
Theft from the person0.72.1
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.31.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 36% 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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