Crime Rates at Harewood Avenue, Pontefract, WF8 2ES

Harewood Avenue area has the 16th highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 241st highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Harewood Avenue (WF8 2ES) in the last 12 months was 172.2 per 1,000 residents and was 17.7% higher 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 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 444.4% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 150.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 500.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harewood Avenue (WF8 2ES), the main crime hotspot is near Willow Park. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.