Crime Rates at Monkhill Lane, Pontefract, WF8 1RW

Monkhill Lane area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 343rd 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 1RW) in the last 12 months was 53.4 per 1,000 residents and was 63.4% 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 Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 33.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Monkhill Lane (WF8 1RW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Libra Way, where police recorded 12 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.