Total Crime Rate

29.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 29.3 3/10
  • Violent crimes 19.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.8 5/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Byways area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 152nd lowest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Byways (WF8 3PU) in the last 12 months was 29.3 per 1,000 residents and was 79.9% lower than the Pontefract North average (146.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Byways (WF8 3PU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hill Close, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Swanhill Lane (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Byways area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carleton Crest Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Carleton View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Orchard Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Orchard Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rhodes Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sides Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moxon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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