Crime Rates at Vicarage Gardens, Featherstone, Pontefract, WF7 6NH

Vicarage Gardens area has the 12th highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Altofts and Whitwood , and the 260th highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vicarage Gardens (WF7 6NH) in the last 12 months was 166.7 per 1,000 residents and was 37.2% higher than the Altofts and Whitwood average (121.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 122.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vicarage Gardens (WF7 6NH), the main crime hotspot is near Halton Street. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.