Postcode · Pontefract
Crime in WF9 2WE
How much crime is recorded in WF9 2WE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- South Elmsall
- Council
- Wakefield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,981 (2024)
WF9 2WEPontefract
How safe is WF9 2WE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF9 2WE area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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).
WF9 2WENational
Violence and sexual offences20.223.6
Burglary5.99.1
Anti-social behaviour3.910.7
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Other theft2.94.5
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Public order1.44.6
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Drugs0.42.4
Other crime0.21.5
Shoplifting0.18.4
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 54% 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.