Total Crime Rate

457.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

127.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 457.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 251.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 127.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.0 9/10
  • Robbery 24.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.3 8/10
  • Public order 21.3 9/10
  • Other theft 14.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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

Elizabethan Court area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 30th highest crime rate of 1,126 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 Elizabethan Court (WF8 2LW) in the last 12 months was 457.5 per 1,000 residents and was 212.9% higher than the Pontefract North average (146.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 71 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 127.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elizabethan Court (WF8 2LW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fox Terrace (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Elizabethan Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fox Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Atkinson Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Atkinson Lane —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Elm Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harvest Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fox Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Elizabethan Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malthouse Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Oak Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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