Total Crime Rate

112.2 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 112.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.1 8/10
  • Public order 23.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.5 9/10
  • Drugs 13.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Woodland View area has the 40th highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 432nd highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woodland View (WF8 2RD) in the last 12 months was 112.2 per 1,000 residents and was 23.3% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -68.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 56.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 46.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodland View (WF8 2RD), the main crime hotspot is near Green Lane. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woodland View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wensley Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Green Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Green Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Woodlands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carleton Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wensley Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Woodland View Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodland View —
Sep 2025Public order Green Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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