Crime Rates at Cromwell Crescent, Pontefract, WF8 2EL

Cromwell Crescent area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 405th 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 Cromwell Crescent (WF8 2EL) in the last 12 months was 61.4 per 1,000 residents and was 58.0% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 49.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cromwell Crescent (WF8 2EL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Harewood Avenue, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.