Total Crime Rate

115.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 115.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 56.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.1 8/10
  • Public order 16.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.2 8/10
  • Drugs 9.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Woodland View area has the 37th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 398th highest crime rate of 1,126 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 115.5 per 1,000 residents and was 21.0% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 56.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodland View (WF8 2RD), 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 Woodland View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Woodlands Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Churchbalk Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Woodland View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchbalk Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Green Lane —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Churchbalk Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Monument Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Churchbalk Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carleton Crest Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Monument Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Monument Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Monument Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Monument Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Monument Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monument Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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