Crime Rates at Lakeside Meadows, Pontefract, WF8 1SS

Lakeside Meadows area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 415th lowest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lakeside Meadows (WF8 1SS) in the last 12 months was 62.5 per 1,000 residents and was 57.2% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -15.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 47.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lakeside Meadows (WF8 1SS), the main crime hotspot is near Keats Close. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.