Crime Rates at Lancaster Close, Pontefract, WF8 3PH

Lancaster Close area has the 41st lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 421st lowest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lancaster Close (WF8 3PH) in the last 12 months was 62.9 per 1,000 residents and was 56.9% lower than the Pontefract North average (146.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lancaster Close (WF8 3PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Carleton Park Road, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Carleton Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.