Total Crime Rate
174.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
131.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Grove Lea Walk area has the 21st highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 217th highest crime rate of 1,126 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 Grove Lea Walk (WF8 2RL) in the last 12 months was 174.8 per 1,000 residents and was 19.5% higher 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 131.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Grove Lea Walk (WF8 2RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Monument Lane, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bluebell Close (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Pontefract South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bluebell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Monument Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Friars Nook | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Churchbalk Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Churchbalk Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Churchbalk Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Monument Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Monument Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Monument Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Monument Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Monument Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Monument Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Lea Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Grove Lea Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Viking Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Viking Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carleton Crest | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Grove Lea Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Churchbalk Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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