Total Crime Rate

106.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 106.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 75.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Lyon Road area has the 41st highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 438th 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 Lyon Road (WF8 3PJ) in the last 12 months was 106.2 per 1,000 residents and was 27.4% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 75.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lyon Road (WF8 3PJ), the main crime hotspot is near Hill Close. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lyon Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Orchard Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Orchard Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sides Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rhodes Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moxon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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