Total Crime Rate

2516.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

1067.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 2516.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 1067.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 768.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 536.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 393.9 10/10
  • Public order 234.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 170.4 10/10
  • Drugs 92.2 10/10
  • Other theft 89.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 53.1 10/10
  • Robbery 41.9 10/10
  • Burglary 39.1 10/10
  • Other crime 36.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 30.7 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 22.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.4 9/10
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

Carleton Road area has the highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 3rd 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 Carleton Road (WF8 3NA) in the last 12 months was 2516.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1621.6% 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 275 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 24.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -18.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 382 (≈ 1067.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carleton Road (WF8 3NA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A639, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Primrose Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Carleton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A639 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Primrose Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Friarwood Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Hardwick Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A639 Under investigation
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Data Sources

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