Crime Rates at Vicarage Lane, Featherstone, Pontefract, WF7 5HA

Vicarage Lane area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Featherstone , and the 500th 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 Vicarage Lane (WF7 5HA) in the last 12 months was 72.2 per 1,000 residents and was 43.9% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 53.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vicarage Lane (WF7 5HA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whiteley Street, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Moor Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.