Total Crime Rate

129.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

77.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 129.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 77.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.6 9/10
  • Public order 16.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Other theft 11.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Baghill Lane area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 353rd highest 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 Baghill Lane (WF8 2HB) in the last 12 months was 129.5 per 1,000 residents and was 11.4% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 77.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Baghill Lane (WF8 2HB), 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 Baghill Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosa Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chequerfield Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rosa Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shoolaboards Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northfield Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Northfield Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baghill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Baghill Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shoolaboards Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Harewood View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rosa Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rosa Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rosa Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Park Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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