Crime Rates at Mill Dam Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2NP

Mill Dam Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 87th highest crime rate of 1,126 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 Mill Dam Lane (WF8 2NP) in the last 12 months was 275.4 per 1,000 residents and was 88.4% higher than the Pontefract North average (146.2 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 Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 154.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mill Dam Lane (WF8 2NP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Keats Close (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.