Total Crime Rate

416.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

194.6 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 416.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 194.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 187.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 80.5 10/10
  • Drugs 40.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.6 9/10
  • Burglary 20.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.1 9/10
  • Other crime 13.4 10/10
  • Other theft 13.4 9/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Back Northgate area has the 4th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 40th highest crime rate of 1,126 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 Back Northgate (WF8 1HR) in the last 12 months was 416.1 per 1,000 residents and was 184.6% higher than the Pontefract North average (146.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 194.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Back Northgate (WF8 1HR), the main crime hotspot is near Finkle Street. Police recorded 112 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Back Northgate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Finkle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Gillygate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Northgate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Denwell Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Denwell Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Northgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Southgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baxtergate Offender given a caution
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 Gillygate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gillygate Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gillygate Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wilson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gillygate Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gillygate —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Court —
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Finkle Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Finkle Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Finkle Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Finkle Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Finkle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Northgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Robinson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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