Total Crime Rate

62.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 62.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.1 8/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Caxton Gardens area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 107 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 414th lowest crime rate of 1,130 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 Caxton Gardens (WF8 1TQ) in the last 12 months was 62.5 per 1,000 residents and was 57.3% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 44.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 140.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Caxton Gardens (WF8 1TQ), the main crime hotspot is near Keats Close. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Caxton Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wordsworth Approach —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monkhill Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Libra Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Waterfall Fold Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monkhill Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Keats Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keats Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monkhill Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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