Total Crime Rate

46.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 46.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 34.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.2 7/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Crest Drive area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 289th 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 Crest Drive (WF8 2RB) in the last 12 months was 46.7 per 1,000 residents and was 68.0% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 34.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crest Drive (WF8 2RB), the main crime hotspot is near Green Lane. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Crest Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Woodlands Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wensley Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wensley Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wensley Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Wensley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wensley Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Green Lane —
Apr 2026Other crime Woodland View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchbalk Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Churchbalk Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Churchbalk Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Churchbalk Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carleton Crest Under investigation
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Data Sources

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