Crime Rates at Coleridge Way, Pontefract, WF8 1NP

Coleridge Way area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 312th lowest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Coleridge Way (WF8 1NP) in the last 12 months was 49.7 per 1,000 residents and was 66.0% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 28.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Coleridge Way (WF8 1NP), the main crime hotspot is near Monkhill Drive. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.