Crime Rates at Holly Close, Pontefract, WF8 2GU

Holly Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 49th 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 Holly Close (WF8 2GU) in the last 12 months was 381.6 per 1,000 residents and was 161.0% 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 80 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 44.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 85 (≈ 236.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holly Close (WF8 2GU), the main crime hotspot is near Chequers Close. Police recorded 107 crimes here, including 66 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.