Crime Rates at Elm Close, Pontefract, WF8 2WF

Elm Close 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 Elm Close (WF8 2WF) 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 Elm Close (WF8 2WF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fox Terrace, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Keats Close (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.