Total Crime Rate

154.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

125.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 154.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 125.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 109.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.1 9/10
  • Public order 16.1 9/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Birch Green area has the 25th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 266th highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birch Green (WF8 2DN) in the last 12 months was 154.3 per 1,000 residents and was 5.6% higher 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 125.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birch Green (WF8 2DN), the main crime hotspot is near Northfield Drive. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Pontefract North

Crime Over Time in Birch Green area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Northfield Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosa Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rosa Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Rosa Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rosa Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rosa Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Western Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northfield Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baghill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Baghill Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Atkinson Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Atkinson Lane —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 15 of 15

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑