Total Crime Rate

123.0 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 123.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 31st highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 381st 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 Ferrybridge Road (WF8 2PQ) in the last 12 months was 123.0 per 1,000 residents and was 15.9% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 188.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 93.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 123.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ferrybridge Road (WF8 2PQ), 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 (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dulverton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Darkfield Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Darkfield Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Chestnuts Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmfield Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dulverton Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Darkfield Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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