Total Crime Rate

33.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 33.8 4/10
  • Violent crimes 21.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Monkhill Lane area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 192nd lowest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Monkhill Lane (WF8 1RT) in the last 12 months was 33.8 per 1,000 residents and was 76.9% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 21.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Monkhill Lane (WF8 1RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hawthorne Grange, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Midgley Rise (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Monkhill Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Caxton Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hawthorne Grange Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Providence Green Under investigation
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Data Sources

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