Crime Rates at Baghill Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2HB

Baghill Lane area has the 46th highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 490th highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Baghill Lane (WF8 2HB) in the last 12 months was 99.2 per 1,000 residents and was 32.2% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 57.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Baghill Lane (WF8 2HB), the main crime hotspot is near Northfield Drive. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.