Crime Rate in Pontefract North, ward

Pontefract North has the 6th highest crime rate of 21 wards in Wakefield district and the 681st highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 56th highest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Pontefract North in the last 12 months was 146.3 per 1,000 residents and was 14.1% higher than the Wakefield district average (128.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Pontefract North’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1,311 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 11 cases , up 22.2% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 30.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -21.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,640 (≈ 79.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Pontefract North ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 215 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Crown And Anchor Yard (73 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.