Total Crime Rate

45.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 45.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Wren Croft area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 107 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 283rd lowest crime rate of 1,130 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 Wren Croft (WF8 1SG) in the last 12 months was 45.1 per 1,000 residents and was 69.2% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 28.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wren Croft (WF8 1SG), 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 Wren Croft area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monkhill Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keats Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monkhill Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Monkhill Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Libra Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monkhill Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wordsworth Approach
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monkhill Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monkhill Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Keats Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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