Total Crime Rate

172.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 172.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 136.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.7 7/10
  • Public order 13.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Willow Park area has the 16th highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 241st highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Willow Park (WF8 2SZ) in the last 12 months was 172.2 per 1,000 residents and was 17.7% higher 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 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 444.4% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 150.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 500.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willow Park (WF8 2SZ), the main crime hotspot is near Northfield Drive. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Willow Park area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northfield Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shoolaboards Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northfield Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northfield Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northfield Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rosa Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Western Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prail Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fieldhead Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northfield Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Harewood View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harewood View Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Harewood View Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Harewood View Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Harewood View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willow Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willow Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willow Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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