Total Crime Rate

213.7 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 213.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 125.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.9 9/10
  • Public order 19.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.6 9/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Holmfield Lane area has the 10th highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 160th 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 Holmfield Lane (WF8 2LZ) in the last 12 months was 213.7 per 1,000 residents and was 46.1% higher than the Pontefract North average (146.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 153.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 56.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holmfield Lane (WF8 2LZ), the main crime hotspot is near Holmfield Close. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Holmfield Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmfield Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Orchard Head Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Darkfield Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Darkfield Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Darkfield Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Orchard Head Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Head Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferrybridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dulverton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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