Total Crime Rate

125.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 125.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 82.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.3 9/10
  • Other crime 15.2 10/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hillside Mount area has the 35th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 369th 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 Hillside Mount (WF8 2UD) in the last 12 months was 125.0 per 1,000 residents and was 14.5% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 82.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillside Mount (WF8 2UD), the main crime hotspot is near The Rise. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hillside Mount area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pontefract Baghill —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences De Lacy Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baghill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Baghill Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime The Rise Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Harewood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grove Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Cromwell Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Harewood View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences De Lacy Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pontefract Baghill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Viking Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Viking Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Friars Nook Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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