Total Crime Rate

152.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

77.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 152.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 77.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.7 8/10
  • Public order 20.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.9 9/10
  • Other theft 10.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 10.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Grove Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 276th highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Grove Road (WF8 1EE) in the last 12 months was 152.0 per 1,000 residents and was 4.0% higher than the Pontefract North average (146.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 77.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grove Road (WF8 1EE), the main crime hotspot is near Baxtergate. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Grove Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baxtergate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baxtergate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baxtergate Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Robbery Southgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A645 —
Apr 2026Other theft Robinson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Robinson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pontefract Baghill —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pontefract Baghill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Viking Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Viking Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gillygate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gillygate Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Gillygate Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gillygate Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gillygate Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Friarwood Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Friarwood Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bluebell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Priory Chase Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gillygate —
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Data Sources

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