Total Crime Rate

157.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 157.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.8 9/10
  • Other theft 27.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.5 7/10
  • Burglary 18.5 10/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Shoplifting 9.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Friarwood Lane area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 282nd highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Friarwood Lane (WF8 1DY) in the last 12 months was 157.4 per 1,000 residents and was 7.6% higher than the Pontefract North average (146.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 74.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Friarwood Lane (WF8 1DY), the main crime hotspot is near Valley Road. Police recorded 145 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Friarwood Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Horse Fair Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Baxtergate Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Finkle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Finkle Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Finkle Street —
Sep 2025Public order Ropergate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bluebell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baxtergate Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Carleton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carleton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baxtergate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Primrose Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Celandine Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Primrose Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Starwort Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Gillygate Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gillygate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gillygate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Gillygate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Friarwood Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Friarwood Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Finkle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Celandine Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Valley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Valley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Button Park —
Sep 2025Public order Button Park Under investigation
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Data Sources

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