Total Crime Rate

38.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 38.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.3 5/10
  • Public order 11.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Ferrybridge Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 107 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 236th lowest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ferrybridge Road (WF8 2PG) in the last 12 months was 38.6 per 1,000 residents and was 73.6% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 30.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ferrybridge Road (WF8 2PG), 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 Ferrybridge Road area

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

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