Total Crime Rate
207.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
138.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Garrison View area has the 13th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 156th 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 Garrison View (WF8 2YN) in the last 12 months was 207.8 per 1,000 residents and was 42.1% 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 71.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 138.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 118.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Garrison View (WF8 2YN), the main crime hotspot is near Western Court. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Pontefract North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Scawthorpe Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ramsden Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Conqueror Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heather Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Garrison View | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Conqueror Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Western Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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