Postcode · Normanton
Crime in WF6 2SN
How much crime is recorded in WF6 2SN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Normanton West
- Council
- Wakefield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,066 (2024)
WF6 2SNNormanton
How safe is WF6 2SN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 50.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF6 2SN area, 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
50.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
116
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 2SNNational
Violence and sexual offences41.923.6
Shoplifting22.68.4
Anti-social behaviour14.610.7
Public order11.64.6
Burglary11.59.1
Criminal damage and arson7.64.7
Other crime3.41.5
Other theft3.34.5
Robbery3.01.4
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Drugs1.22.4
Theft from the person1.12.1
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.