Postcode · Normanton
Crime in WF6 2EW
How much crime is recorded in WF6 2EW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Normanton East
- Council
- Wakefield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,609 (2024)
WF6 2EWNormanton
How safe is WF6 2EW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF6 2EW 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
35.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
60
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).
WF6 2EWNational
Violence and sexual offences29.723.6
Anti-social behaviour8.410.7
Burglary6.29.1
Other theft4.54.5
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Vehicle crime4.03.5
Public order3.94.6
Other crime1.41.5
Drugs1.02.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 31% 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.