Total Crime Rate

39.3 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 39.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.1 6/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 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 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
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

Waterfall Fold area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 107 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 242nd 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 Waterfall Fold (WF8 1SZ) in the last 12 months was 39.3 per 1,000 residents and was 73.2% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 20.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 166.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterfall Fold (WF8 1SZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Canterbury Court, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Midgley Rise (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Waterfall Fold area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Head Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Head Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cavendish Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Head Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Other crime Waterfall Fold Under investigation
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Data Sources

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