Total Crime Rate
68.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
38.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Monckton Road area has the 45th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 474th lowest 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 Monckton Road (WF8 2FP) in the last 12 months was 68.4 per 1,000 residents and was 53.2% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Monckton Road (WF8 2FP), the main crime hotspot is near Western Court. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Pontefract North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bexhill Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bexhill Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bubwith View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Western Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Scawthorpe Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Conqueror Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Conqueror Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ramsden Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Garrison View | — |
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