Total Crime Rate

171.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 171.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 115.3 10/10
  • Public order 24.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Monkhill Drive area has the 17th highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 245th highest crime rate of 1,130 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 171.3 per 1,000 residents and was 17.1% higher 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 140.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Monkhill Drive (WF8 1HZ), the main crime hotspot is near Monkhill Drive. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Monkhill Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson De Lacy Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monkhill Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Monkhill Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monkhill Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences De Lacy Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Skinner Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Libra Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Denwell Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Denwell Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft De Lacy Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wordsworth Approach —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson De Lacy Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order De Lacy Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monkhill Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monkhill Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monkhill Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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