Total Crime Rate

64.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 64.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 30.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 1.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Hazel Grove area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 438th lowest crime rate of 1,126 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 Hazel Grove (WF8 2WE) in the last 12 months was 64.8 per 1,000 residents and was 55.7% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 30.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hazel Grove (WF8 2WE), the main crime hotspot is near Fox Terrace. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hazel Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Oak Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malthouse Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fox Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fox Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harvest Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Atkinson Lane —
Apr 2026Burglary Elizabethan Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Atkinson Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Elm Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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