Crime Rates at Ash Tree Gardens, Pontefract, WF8 1TU

Ash Tree Gardens area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 192nd lowest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ash Tree Gardens (WF8 1TU) in the last 12 months was 33.8 per 1,000 residents and was 76.9% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 21.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ash Tree Gardens (WF8 1TU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Libra Way, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Midgley Rise (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.