Total Crime Rate

59.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 59.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 31.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.5 6/10
  • Other crime 9.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rookhill Road area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 387th lowest crime rate of 1,126 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 2DA) in the last 12 months was 59.4 per 1,000 residents and was 59.4% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -9.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rookhill Road (WF8 2DA), the main crime hotspot is near Chequers Close. Police recorded 107 crimes here, including 66 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 (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Chequers Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chequers Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chequerfield Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chequers Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chequers Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chequers Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chequerfield Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chequers Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chequers Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Chequers Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Chequers Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Theft from the person Chequerfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Chequerfield Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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