Total Crime Rate

61.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 61.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.1 4/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Harvest Close area has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 107 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 406th lowest crime rate of 1,130 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 Harvest Close (WF8 2UR) in the last 12 months was 61.6 per 1,000 residents and was 57.9% lower 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 38.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harvest Close (WF8 2UR), the main crime hotspot is near Orchard Head Crescent. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Harvest Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Head Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cavendish Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Head Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Orchard Head Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Orchard Head Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Head Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferrybridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bond Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elizabethan Court —
Sep 2025Drugs Box Lane Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Beech Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Head Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malthouse Mews Under investigation
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Data Sources

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