Total Crime Rate

393.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 393.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 159.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.7 10/10
  • Other theft 31.9 10/10
  • Public order 31.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.3 8/10
  • Burglary 17.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Robbery 7.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

North Baileygate area has the 4th highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 56th 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 North Baileygate (WF8 2JG) in the last 12 months was 393.6 per 1,000 residents and was 169.1% higher than the Pontefract North average (146.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 127.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Baileygate (WF8 2JG), 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.

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Crime Over Time in North Baileygate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Castle Chain Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malthouse Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bond Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elizabethan Court —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fox Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Box Lane Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fox Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fox Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Fox Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bailey Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Castle Garth Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Castle Garth Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Dam Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Dam Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Chain Under investigation
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Data Sources

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