Crime Rates at Paradise Fields, Pontefract, WF8 1ET

Paradise Fields area has the 48th highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 514th 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 Paradise Fields (WF8 1ET) in the last 12 months was 94.0 per 1,000 residents and was 35.7% lower 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 59.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Paradise Fields (WF8 1ET), the main crime hotspot is near Richmond Court. Police recorded 106 crimes here, including 55 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.