Crime Rates at The Booths, Pontefract, WF8 2JF

The Booths area has the 8th highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 129th highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Booths (WF8 2JF) in the last 12 months was 246.4 per 1,000 residents and was 68.4% 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 26 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 Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 140.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 52.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Booths (WF8 2JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mill Dam Lane (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.