Total Crime Rate

10.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 10.6 1/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ackworth Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 107 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 30th lowest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ackworth Road (WF8 3PE) in the last 12 months was 10.6 per 1,000 residents and was 92.8% lower than the Pontefract North average (146.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2023. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2023.

In the area around Ackworth Road (WF8 3PE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Carleton Park Road, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Primrose Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ackworth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Primrose Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hardwick Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hardwick Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Carleton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carleton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Primrose Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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