Crime Rates at Wilks Court, Pontefract, WF8 1TT

Wilks Court area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 35th highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wilks Court (WF8 1TT) in the last 12 months was 476.2 per 1,000 residents and was 225.5% higher 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 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 85 (≈ 253.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wilks Court (WF8 1TT), the main crime hotspot is near Richmond Court. Police recorded 106 crimes here, including 55 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.