Crime Rates at Olivers Mount, Pontefract, WF8 2EQ

Olivers Mount area has the 51st highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 544th highest crime rate of 1,130 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 Olivers Mount (WF8 2EQ) in the last 12 months was 88.5 per 1,000 residents and was 39.5% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 54.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Olivers Mount (WF8 2EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Harewood View, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.