Total Crime Rate

216.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

177.8 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 216.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 177.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 166.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.4 8/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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.
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Crime overview

Harewood Avenue area has the 11th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 147th highest crime rate of 1,126 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 216.7 per 1,000 residents and was 48.2% 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 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 177.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harewood Avenue (WF8 2ES), the main crime hotspot is near Willow Park. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Harewood Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences De Lacy Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosa Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Harewood View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime The Rise Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rosa Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rosa Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rosa Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Baghill Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Rosa Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baghill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences De Lacy Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Cromwell Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grove Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Harewood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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