Total Crime Rate

180.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

158.9 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 180.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 158.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 130.8 10/10
  • Public order 28.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Monkhill Drive area has the 19th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 201st 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 Monkhill Drive (WF8 1HZ) in the last 12 months was 180.7 per 1,000 residents and was 23.6% 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 158.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Monkhill Drive (WF8 1HZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near De Lacy Way, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Monkhill Drive (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Monkhill Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monkhill Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monkhill Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Denwell Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Denwell Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Skinner Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Monkhill Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime De Lacy Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences De Lacy Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour De Lacy Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour De Lacy Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monkhill Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour De Lacy Way —
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Data Sources

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