Total Crime Rate

119.5 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 119.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.1 8/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Moxon Close area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 396th highest crime rate of 1,130 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 Moxon Close (WF8 3PT) in the last 12 months was 119.5 per 1,000 residents and was 18.3% lower than the Pontefract North average (146.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (β‰ˆ 84.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moxon Close (WF8 3PT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hill Close, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Swanhill Lane (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Moxon Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hill Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swanhill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hill Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hill Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hill Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Starwort Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carleton Park Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Primrose Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Primrose Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hill Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swanhill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carleton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Carleton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rhodes Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hill Close β€”
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Byways Under investigation

Data Sources

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