Crime Rates at Holly Close, Pontefract, WF8 2GU

Holly Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 67th 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 Holly Close (WF8 2GU) in the last 12 months was 359.3 per 1,000 residents and was 145.6% 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 76 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 1600.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 83 (≈ 231.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 232.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holly Close (WF8 2GU), the main crime hotspot is near Chequers Close. Police recorded 106 crimes here, including 65 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.