Crime Rates at Hawthorne Grange, Pontefract, WF8 1TP

Hawthorne Grange area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 133rd lowest crime rate of 1,126 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 Hawthorne Grange (WF8 1TP) in the last 12 months was 27.0 per 1,000 residents and was 81.6% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawthorne Grange (WF8 1TP), the main crime hotspot is near Hawthorne Grange. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.