Total Crime Rate

63.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 63.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 35.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.1 8/10
  • Burglary 5.0 6/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pontefract Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Featherstone , and the 422nd lowest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pontefract Road (WF7 5AB) in the last 12 months was 63.0 per 1,000 residents and was 51.1% lower than the Featherstone average (128.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 35.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pontefract Road (WF7 5AB), the main crime hotspot is near Warren Court. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pontefract Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leatham Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Beech Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Leatham Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leatham Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pontefract Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leatham Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Leatham Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beech Grove —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Warren Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warren Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Warren Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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