Total Crime Rate

199.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

122.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 199.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 122.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 102.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.5 10/10
  • Public order 20.4 9/10
  • Burglary 15.3 10/10
  • Other theft 15.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.1 3/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Viking Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 168th highest crime rate of 1,126 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 Viking Road (WF8 2TP) in the last 12 months was 199.0 per 1,000 residents and was 36.1% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 122.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Viking Road (WF8 2TP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grove Lea Walk, where police recorded 23 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.

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Crime Over Time in Viking Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Priory Chase Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pontefract Baghill Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Viking Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Viking Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bluebell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grove Lea Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Lea Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Friars Nook Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Friarwood Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Grove Lea Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pontefract Baghill —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Walkergate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Robinson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Robinson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A645 —
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Data Sources

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