Total Crime Rate

297.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

142.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 297.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 142.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 95.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.2 10/10
  • Public order 38.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.8 9/10
  • Drugs 11.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 11.9 6/10
  • Other crime 6.0 7/10
  • Robbery 6.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Northgate area has the 6th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 79th 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 Northgate (WF8 1HD) in the last 12 months was 297.6 per 1,000 residents and was 103.6% higher than the Pontefract North average (146.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 142.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northgate (WF8 1HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 150 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beastfair (50 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Northgate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/70)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Finkle Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Valley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Finkle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Finkle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Finkle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Finkle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Finkle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Valley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Valley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Finkle Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Valley Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Valley Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Valley Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Valley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beastfair —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Finkle Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Finkle Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gillygate Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Denwell Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Beastfair Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Denwell Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beastfair Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Beastfair Under investigation
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Data Sources

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