Crime Rates at Pontefract Road, Pontefract, WF8 2PP

Pontefract Road area has the 52nd lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 512th lowest crime rate of 1,126 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 Pontefract Road (WF8 2PP) in the last 12 months was 74.6 per 1,000 residents and was 48.9% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 50.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pontefract Road (WF8 2PP), the main crime hotspot is near Holmfield Close. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.