Total Crime Rate

255.5 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 255.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 99.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.2 10/10
  • Burglary 28.0 10/10
  • Public order 21.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.6 7/10
  • Drugs 12.5 9/10
  • Other crime 12.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.5 9/10
  • Other theft 9.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.4 10/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

South Baileygate area has the 7th highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 115th 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 South Baileygate (WF8 2JL) in the last 12 months was 255.5 per 1,000 residents and was 74.6% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 134.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Baileygate (WF8 2JL), 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 South Baileygate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pontefract Baghill Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thackray Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Thackray Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fox Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fox Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fox Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Fox Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Olivers Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Olivers Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences De Lacy Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bailey Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour De Lacy Terrace —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Dam Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Castle Chain Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Chain Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Box Lane Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Dam Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Castle Garth Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Castle Garth Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malthouse Mews Under investigation
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Data Sources

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