Crime Rates at Elizabethan Court, Pontefract, WF8 2LW

Elizabethan Court 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 Elizabethan Court (WF8 2LW) 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 Elizabethan Court (WF8 2LW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.