Total Crime Rate

128.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 128.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.7 9/10
  • Public order 15.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Orchard Head Drive area has the 29th highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 366th 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 Orchard Head Drive (WF8 2NG) in the last 12 months was 128.9 per 1,000 residents and was 11.9% lower 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 100.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orchard Head Drive (WF8 2NG), 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 Orchard Head Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmfield Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Head Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Orchard Head Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Orchard Head Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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