Crime Rates at School Road, Pontefract, WF8 2AJ

School Road area has the 46th lowest crime rate of 107 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 448th 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 School Road (WF8 2AJ) in the last 12 months was 66.7 per 1,000 residents and was 54.4% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -71.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 56.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -71.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around School Road (WF8 2AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Willow Park. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.