Total Crime Rate

8.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 8.8 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.8 2/10
  • 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
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Rookhill Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 107 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 17th 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 Rookhill Road (WF8 2BY) in the last 12 months was 8.8 per 1,000 residents and was 94.0% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rookhill Road (WF8 2BY), the main crime hotspot is near The Rise. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rookhill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodland View —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wensley Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Chequerfield Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary The Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chequerfield Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chequerfield Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chequerfield Road Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King'S Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Chequerfield Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Woodland View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wensley Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Woodlands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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