Crime Rates at Northfield Drive, Pontefract, WF8 2DH

Northfield Drive area has the 44th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 453rd highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Northfield Drive (WF8 2DH) in the last 12 months was 102.1 per 1,000 residents and was 30.2% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 70.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northfield Drive (WF8 2DH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Northfield Drive (39 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.