Crime Rates at Pontefract Road, Thorpe Audlin, Pontefract, WF8 3HQ

Pontefract Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton , and the 260th 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 Pontefract Road (WF8 3HQ) in the last 12 months was 157.1 per 1,000 residents and was 118.5% higher than the Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton average (71.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 70.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .